Anthony Buccino

Author's Bio

Anthony Buccino published three collections of poetry: AMERICAN BOY: PUSHING SIXTY; VOICES ON THE BUS; ONE MORNING IN JERSEY CITY He has published three collections of essays based in and around New Jersey. Buccino blogs about life in New Jersey 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 New York City.

Publications and Prizes

Journals:

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

Prizes:

Honorable Mention in the 2009 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards contest. Editor's Choice in the 2008 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards contest.

Anthony Buccino Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Izzy & Lenore by Jon Katz, Deer & Other Stories by Susan Tepper, The Best American Travel Writing by Susan Orlean, Boy On A Swing by Salvatore Buttaci, The Art of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein

Favorite Books:

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

Favorite Authors:

Billy Collins, Joe Weil, Bob Holman, John Grogan, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Alicia Ostriker, Tim O'Brien, Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck, Stephen Ambrose, Salvatore Buttaci, Bob Dylan, Jon Katz, Garth Stein

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Listing last updated: November 20, 2009

More Information

Listed as:

Poet

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Identifies as:

Italian American

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Newark, NJ

Raised in:

Belleville, NJ

April 21, 2010
Bridgewater Library (Book signing/Reading)
Bridgewater, NJ

Reviews, Recordings, and Interviews