Anthony Buccino

Author's Bio

Anthony Buccino published three collections of essays based in and around northern New Jersey. He blogs about life in New Jersey on Uncle Tonoose and about commuting in at NJ.Com. The Nutley Sons and Belleville Sons honor roll paperbacks recount the lives of more than 300 men who died in service to their country. Buccino is a business news editor in Jersey City, N.J.

Publications and Prizes

Journals:

Rattlesnake Review, Raving Dove, The Idiom, The Poem Factory

Prizes:

Editor's Choice in the 2008 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards contest.

Anthony Buccino Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Sailing Alone Around the World by Billy Collins, Burning Bridges by Aeronwy Thomas, Dancing With A Cowboy by Sara Rath, Questions About Angels by Billy Collins, A Soldier's Friend - A Life of Ernie Pyle by Ray E. Bloomhower

Favorite Books:

The Trouble With Poetry, Saving Private Ryan, The Strawberry Statement - Notes of a College Revolutionary

Favorite Authors:

Billy Collins, Tom Perrotta, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Alicia Ostriker, Tim O'Brien, Dave Barry

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Listing last updated: July 28, 2008

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Identifies as:

Italian American

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Newark, NJ

Raised in:

Belleville, NJ

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