Robert J. Savino

Poet

West Islip, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Suffolk County Poet Laureate 2015-2017. Board Member at both the Walt Whitman Birthplace & the Long Island Poetry & Arts Archival Center.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
National Beat Foundation 10 Year Anniversary Issue (Local Gems Press, 2018)
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Laurels - Poems by Long Island's Poets Laureate (Local Gems Press, 2017)
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Laurels - Poems by Long Island's Poets Laureate (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2016)
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Poets 4 Paris (Local Gems Press, 2015)
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Long Island Quarterly 25th Anniversary (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2015)
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Long Island Sounds 2015 (Wyld Syde Press, 2015)
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Suffolk County Poetry Review (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2015)
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Bards Against Hunger (Local Gems Press, 2014)
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Recession, Depression & Economic Reflection (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2014)
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13 Days of Halloween 2013 - 2017 (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2013)
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Babyboomer Birthright (PoetWorks Press, 2013)
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Freedom Verse (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2013)
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Songs of Sandy (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2013)
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Sounds of Solace (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2013)
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Unoccupy Movement (Allbook Books, 2012)
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Writing Outside the Lines (Wyld Syde Press, 2012)
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Toward Forgiveness (Writers Ink Press, 2011)
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examination anthology (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2010)
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Long Island Sounds (North Sea Poetry Scene Press, 2009)
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Long Island Sounds:2008 (North Sea Poetry Scene Press, 2008)
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primal sanities (Allbook Books, 2007)
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The Light of City and Sea (Street Press, 2006)
Books:
No Distance Between Us-The Next Collection ... Italian American Poets of New York State (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2021)
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No Distance Between Us - Italian American Poets of Long Island (Local Gems Poetry Press, 2017)
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Inside a Turtle Shell (Allbook Books, 2009)
Chapbook:
fireballs of an illuminated scarecrow (Good Japan Press, 2008)
Journals:
Angelflesh
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Avenging Spirit
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Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poems
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Axe Factory
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Babylon Review
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Backstreet Quarterly
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Black Book Press
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Bone & Flesh
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Clark Street Review
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Conflict of Interest
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Creations Magazine 2007, 2008, 2009
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Ellipsis
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Fan Magazine
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First Literary Review-East
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Fulva Flava
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Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal
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Home Planet News
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Hudson Review
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In My Shoes
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Incoming
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Jerseyworks
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Long Island Quarterly
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Long Islander
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Mad Poets Review
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Negative Capability
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Poetry Motel
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Rogue Scholars
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Skyline Magazine
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Skyline Review
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Sport Literate
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Surreal Underground
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Tapestries
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The Equinox
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Urban Beat
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Wooden Head Review
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Xanadu
Prizes won: 

Winner of the 2008 Oberon Poetry Prize.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
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Last update: Jan 24, 2024