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May 17, 2014

Yountakah Country

Yountakah Country

A Poetic View of Nutley Old and New

By Anthony Buccino


Buccino takes some history, some folk lore
and some current news and mixes them together
in this humorous and thoughtful collection
about the little town of Nutley, N.J., 
on the Yountakah River.

Buccino's own take on the township mixes history, tales and observations in a rich mix of what may or may not be the true history of Annie Oakley, the ITT tower, Lenni Lenape or Valium, not to mention the Velodrome and the headless rider or the parlous waters that rage through town on rainy days.

Knowing some of Nutley's history, readers will appreciate the twists and turns and maybe even learn something about the quiet little "Norman Rockwell town" in northern New Jersey.

For instance, did you know that the quiet little river that runs through Nutley was called Yountakah by Lenni Lenape, and so was their annual autumn feast - a predecessor to the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving? The name was also used by a large country club and golf course that bordered the Passaic River in town.


December 17, 2011

Yountakah Country: print, Kindle and Nook


Cherry Blossom Press presents YOUNTAKAH COUNTRY A Poetic View Of Nutley Old And New by Nutley writer Anthony Buccino. The poetry collection is available on Amazon and Nook

The local writer takes some history, some folk lore and some current news and mixes them together in this humorous and thoughtful collection of verse about the little town now called Nutley in northeastern Essex County.

On these pages, Buccino brings in his mix of verse, history and humor the Lenni Lenape, Annie Oakley, Mark Twain, Richard Stockton, the Colonial Garden, the Velodrome and valium, overnight parking, the UN Gardens, the ITT tower, the Thin Man, Guthrie's general store, President Grant, Nutley Theater, pizza wars and more.


Buccino published twelve books, including six earlier full-length poetry collections:  
  • CANNED Booted, bumped, down-sized, fired, forced out, hated, hired, laid off, let go, out of work, out-sourced, pink-slipped, terminated, sacked, unemployed; 
  • Retrieving Labrador Days - Dog Tales In Prose And Verse;  
  • Sixteen Inches On Center; 
  • AMERICAN BOY: PUSHING SIXTY; 
  • VOICES ON THE BUS;  
  • ONE MORNING IN JERSEY CITY. 

He published three collections of essays based in and around New Jersey. Buccino blogs about life in New Jersey and about commuting at NJ.Com.

The Nutley Sons and Belleville Sons honor roll books recount the lives of more than 300 men who died in service to their country. Buccino is a business news editor in New York City.

Copyright © 2011 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.

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