Anthony Buccino

Author's Bio

Anthony Buccino published twelve books, including six full-length poetry collections: CANNED; Yountacah Country; Sixteen Inches On Center; 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. Books are available in print and for eReaders. Buccino is a business news editor in New York City.

Publications and Prizes

Anthologies:

Paterson Literary Review (Poetry Center, 2011), Paterson Literary Review (Poetry Center, 2010)

Journals:

Caduceus, Florida English Journal, Rattlesnake Review, Raving Dove, The Idiom, The Poem Factory, U.S. 1 Worksheets

Prizes:

Nominated in 2010 for Pushcart Prize by editors of US 1 Worksheets. Honorable Mention in the 2010 and 2009 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards contests. Editor's Choice in the 2008 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards contest.

Anthony Buccino Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Boy On A Swing by Salvatore Buttaci, The Art of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein, The Best American Travel Writing by Susan Orlean

Favorite Books:

The Strawberry Statement - Notes of a College Revolutionary, The Trouble With Poetry, Saving Private Ryan, Marley and Me, Italian Women In Black Dresses

Favorite Authors:

Billy Collins, Joe Weil, 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: January 30, 2012

More Information

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

Reviews, Recordings, and Interviews