Frank Giampietro

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Frank Giampietro is an American poet. He is interim director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, visiting assistant professor of poetry at Cleveland State University, and the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program (NEOMFA) program. He is author of Begin Anywhere (Alice James Books, 2008). He was the 2010-2012 resident scholar at The Southern Review and has had poems, book reviews, and nonfiction published in many literary journals and magazines including 32 Poems, [1] Cimarron Review [2] Columbia Poetry Review, CutBank, Exquisite Corpse, Fence, Hayden's Ferry Review, Ploughshares, [3] Cimarron Review [4] and Rain Taxi. [5] His honors include a 2008 Florida Book Award (a bronze medal in poetry), [6] a fellowship from Sewanee Writers' Conference, and a Kingsbury Fellowship from Florida State University. He is creator and editor of two literary websites, La Fovea [7] and Poems by Heart. [8] Giampietro earned an MA from Washington College, an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a PhD in English from Florida State University. He lives in Farmington, Maine with his wife, the potter, Cherie Giampietro [9] and two children. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ 32 Poems Poetry Magazine > Fall 2003 Contributors
  2. ↑ "Cimarron Review > Contributors > Frank Giampietro". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Issues | Ploughshares".
  4. ↑ "Cimarron Review > Contributors > Frank Giampietro". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Alice James Books > Author Page > Frank Giampietro". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  6. ↑ "The Florida Book Awards > 2008 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Author's Website > Bio and Contact Info". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. ↑ Poems by Heart > About
  9. ↑ "CherieGiampietro".
  10. ↑ "Author's Website > Bio and Contact Info". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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