Luigi Mangione
BY HILARY SIDERIS
On December 4, 2024, 27-year-old engineer Luigi Mangione assassinated Brian
Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare—who had made millions denying claims—
outside New York’s Midtown Hilton.
Baby Lulu, as they call him,
has many TikTok wives. One in Beijing
cooks puttanesca with penne.
My husband, which is Luigi Mangione,
she says, stirring red pepper in her sauce,
needs comfort food from his culture.
Others cut wedding cake with their hero,
whose black lashes & threaded brows,
so tender & misunderstood, accentuate
the necessary beauty of his deed.
Does his anachronistic name kindle
some ancient hope, conjure a revolution
fought on Garibaldi’s side against
a crooked pope? Lesson Learned,
The Wall Street Journal intones,
Tighter Security Priority for CEOs.
Hilary Sideris is the author of Calliope (Broadstone Books), Liberty Laundry (Dos Madres Press), Animals in English (Dos Madres Press), The Silent B (Dos Madres Press), Un Amore Veloce (Kelsay Books), The Inclination to Make Waves (Big Wonderful LLC,) and Most Likely to Die (Poets Wear Prada Press).
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