- Anthony Piccione
Anthony Piccione (
July 3 ,1939 -November 18 ,2001 ).American poet. Born in
Sheffield, AL and raised onLong Island .He is author of four collections of poetry published by [http://www.boaeditions.org BOA Editions] , the Rochester, NY publishing house founded by his colleague and friend,
A. Poulin, Jr. .His first book, "Anchor Dragging", was chosen by
Archibald MacLeish for BOA's "New Poets of America" series. His poetry also appeared in numerous literary publications including "American Poetry Review ", "Ohio Review ", "The Literary Review ", [http://www.charnwoodarts.com/index.php?portalid=7&areaid=0&pageid=760 "Coffee House"] , and [http://webdelsol.com/InPosse/piccionepiccione.htm Webdelsol] .He earned a doctorate in English from
Ohio University in 1969 (his thesis was on the poetry and poetics ofRobert Bly ) and taught English language and literature and creative writing at theState University of New York College at Brockport from 1970 until his retirement in 1995.His awards included grants from the
Constance Saltonstall Foundation and theState University of New York .In 2000, he founded Upright Hall, a residence retreat for poets on his farm in the hills near
Prattsburgh, NY . He was one of the first poets to support the [http://poets4peace.com Poets For Peace] readings organized by poetLarry Jaffe and others. He also served as an unofficial poetry advisor for "In Posse Review".Piccione died after a brief battle with cancer on November 18, 2001; his ashes were divided between his farm and a family plot near Brockport, NY.
Bibliography
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Anchor Dragging " (1977) ISBN 0-918526-11-6
*"Seeing It Was So " (1986) ISBN 0-918526-50-7
*"For the Kingdom " (1995) ISBN 1-880238-23-3
*"Guests at the Gate " (2002) ISBN 1-929918-26-7
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