The Talented Richard Basehart

ST. VINCENT'S ORPHANAGE

in Columbus, Ohio

NOT Pennsylvania

Virgil Gelormino wrote several poems about his stay at St. Vincent's. It is a telling story. He has given me permission to put links to them here.

Here is the link to his main page. It has links to all his poetry. This encompasses his stay at both At. Anne's until he was 6 and then his stay at St. Vincent's after he turned 6.

"TRANSITION"

His move from St. Anne's to St. Vincents.

These are links to the individual poems concerning his life at St Vincent's. Some of them have the pictures shown on the previous page.

The Boy's Playground at old St. Vincent's
"The Sliding Board"
The Spring I Learned I Had a Birthday
Such a Face Such a Sky
The Pigeons of St. Vincent's
One of Many Worlds on the Boys' Playground
OTHER WORLDS: The Water Pump
The Swings
The Merry-Go-Round
The Grove
The Middle Area of the Playground
The Northwest Corner of the Playground
The Northeast Corner of the Playground
Chapin
Jim Berry
The High East Wall in Autumn
Mother Assumpta
The Kitchen Nun
Sister Carista
"The Dormitory Nun"
"Sister Euphemia"
"Sister Euphemia"(Epilogue-Part 1)
"Sister Euphemia" (Epilogue-Part2) Prose-Excerpt)
"The Laundry Nun"
Father Hettinger
Morning Blessing
Joe Joe
Father Mason (Epilogue)
The Orphans' Big Day
The Boy Called Bingo
The Transfer from S.V.O. BACK