Francis DiClemente

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Syracuse, NY

New York US

Email:

[email protected]

Website:

francisdiclemente.com

Twitter/X:

@FranDiClem

Author's Bio

Francis DiClemente is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker with a disability who lives in Syracuse, New York. He is the author of numerous poetry collections and the memoir, Stunted: A Memoir of Delayed Manhood (Toplight Books, an imprint of McFarland & Company, 2026). His blog can be found at francisdiclemente.com.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:

Stunted: A Memoir of Delayed Manhood (McFarland & Co., 2026)

Poetry

Books:

The Truth I Must Invent (Poets' Choice Publishing, 2023)

Dreaming of Lemon Trees: Selected Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2019)

Sidewalk Stories (Kelsay Books, 2017)

Chapbooks:

In Pursuit of Infinity (Finishing Line Press, 2013)

Vestiges (Alabaster Leaves Publishing, 2012)

Outskirts of Intimacy (Flutter Press, 2010)

Prizes won:

Winner, 9th Annual New Works Competition (2017) for the stage play Beyond the Glass, inspired by the Edward Hopper painting Nighthawks. Las Vegas Little Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Born in:

Rome, NY

New York

Raised in:

Rome, NY

New York

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Last update: Jul 02, 2026