Frank Giampietro
Frank Giampietro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation | Poet, professor, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Begin Anywhere (2008) |
| Notable awards | Florida Book Award (2008), Sewanee Writers' Conference Fellowship, Kingsbury Fellowship |
| Spouse | Cherie Giampietro |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| frankgiampietro.com | |
Frank Giampietro is an American poet, editor, and educator. He is the interim director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, visiting assistant professor of poetry at Cleveland State University, and affiliated with the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program (NEOMFA). He is the author of Begin Anywhere (Alice James Books, 2008), a collection praised for its inventive voice and emotional depth.[1]
Giampietro was the 2010–2012 resident scholar at The Southern Review and has had poems, book reviews, and nonfiction published in numerous literary journals and magazines including 32 Poems,[2]Cimarron Review,[3]Columbia Poetry Review, CutBank, Exquisite Corpse, Fence, Hayden's Ferry Review, Ploughshares,[4] and Rain Taxi.[5]
His honors include a 2008 Florida Book Award (bronze medal in poetry),[6] a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, a Kingsbury Fellowship from Florida State University, and a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.[7]
He is the creator and editor of two literary websites: La Fovea[8] and Poems by Heart.[9]
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 currently lives in Farmington, Maine with his wife, the potter Cherie Gi
References
- ^"Frank Giampietro". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^32 Poems Poetry Magazine > Fall 2003 Contributors
- ^"Cimarron Review > Contributors > Frank Giampietro". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^"Issues | Ploughshares".
- ^"Alice James Books > Author Page > Frank Giampietro". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^"The Florida Book Awards > 2008 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^"Frank Giampietro". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^"Author's Website > Bio and Contact Info". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^Poems by Heart > About
External links
- Poems: Homestead Review > Spring 2003 > Two Poems by Frank Giampietro
- Video: Frank Giampietro Reads Death by My Son at the Alice James Books Reading
- Interview: Writer’s Digest > Poetic Asides > June 1, 2009 > Interview with Frank Giampietro by Robert Lee Brewer
- Review: The Florida Book Review > A Review by Nick Vagnoni of Begin Anywhere by Frank Giampietro
- Audio: Frank Giampietro Reading from Begin Anywhere
- Author’s Website
- Alice James Books > Author Page > Frank Giampietro
- La Fovea Homepage
- Poems by Heart Homepage
- Photos: Washington College: Events | 2009 | Poet + Editor = Book: Frank Giampietro & April OssmannArchived 2009-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
