- Frank Messina
Frank Messina (c. 1968-) is an American poet, author and performance artist.
Among his four published works, Messina is the author of "Disorderly Conduct", a 2002 work that focused on reactions to the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks , based on his experience as a volunteer for three days atLiberty State Park assisting rescue workers at Ground Zero. [Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-54508059.html "Finding poetry amid tragedy"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",July 14 ,2002 . AccessedOctober 7 ,2007 .] . He has performed on stage with musicians such asPhish , theSpin Doctors and Sun Ra Arkestra.Messina, a die-hard fan and season ticket holder of the
New York Mets , attends games wearing a replica team jersey emblazoned with "The Poet" on the back. [ [http://pickmeup.mlblogs.com/photos/mets_rockies_aug_18/picture_0371.html The Poet gets happy] . AccessedOctober 7 ,2007 .] He has performed his poetry atShea Stadium , though he has no official role with the team. A recital of his poem "Leaping Gazelle," a tribute to the athletic abilities of outfielderEndy Chávez , was recorded on Shea's outfield grass in June 2007. Messina's poetry has been featured on several occasions on "Mets Weekly", shown onSportsNet New York and read on the air onWFAN , a New York-areasports radio station. [Kilgannon, Corey. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/nyregion/29poet.html?ref=baseball "A Poet of the Mets Versifies of Gloom"] , "The New York Times ",September 29 ,2007 . AccessedOctober 7 ,2007 .] In August 2006, SportsNet New York filmed Messina at Shea and at several of his performances around New York City, which were broadcast in segments later that year. [ [http://www.spokeface.com/snymets.htm Messina / Mets and Everything Poetry!] ,SportsNet New York . AccessedOctober 12 ,2007 .]Messina grew up in
Norwood, New Jersey , with a father who had been a fan of the New York Giants. Several members of theNew York Yankees resided in Norwood during Messina's youth — includingRon Guidry ,Catfish Hunter andGraig Nettles — and he playerLittle League Baseball with some of their sons.Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjAzOTM3 "Beckerman: Putting the worst in verse will be tough for him"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",October 7 ,2007 . AccessedOctober 7 ,2007 .] He attendedNorthern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan and is an alumnus ofSt. Thomas Aquinas College . [ [http://www.harlemlive.org/community/events/poetry_night/Hweek.html Poetry Night At Jimmy's Cafe] , Harlem Live. AccessedOctober 7 ,2007 . "He is an Italian American, from New Jersey who attended Northern Valley Regional High School and St. Thomas Aquinas College."] He is currently a resident of Jersey City.Messina was awarded the Woolrich Poetry Award and Fellowship of Columbia University in 1993, and was nominated for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award in 1995. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=486379 Frank Messina biography] , "
Billboard (magazine) ". AccessedOctober 11 ,2007 .] [ [http://www.spokeface.com/bio.html Frank Messina Viography] , SpokeFace.com. AccessedOctober 11 ,2007 .]ee also
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