ROCKPORT — “Many of us have dreamed of learning a second language, but have you ever considered traveling to the source?” said Rockport Public Library, in a news release.

Francis Boscoe of Camden recently traveled to Turin, Italy, to attend a language-immersion school with fellow students from Ireland, Switzerland, Poland, Brazil and Japan.

The public is invited to the Rockport Public Library on Saturday, January 20, at 2 p.m., to hear Boscoe's story – including his chance meeting with his Italian movie-star cousin. The talk will be accompanied by beautiful images of the Piemonte region of Italy. 

Francis Boscoe is a geographer, musician, poet, and sometimes substitute teacher residing in Camden. In 2023 he published two poetry chapbooks, Capture-Recapture and High School Reunions, and Other Mild Letdowns. The first of these is available in an Italian edition.

For more information about this and other events at the Rockport Library, visit rockportlibrary.net.