G.R. Tomaini

Poet

Manhattan, NY
New York US
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Author's Bio

 

Colonel G.R. Tomaini has had formidable academic career cultivated under the mentorship of world-renowned thinkers Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Slavoj Žižek, and Dr. Gayatri Spivak. A Kentucky Colonel, he is running for the United States Senate against Cory Booker in New Jersey. His major philosophical monograph, Encyclopedia of American Idealism, which carries a preface by Dr. West and an endorsement from Dr. Žižek, showcases the deep philosophical rigor that underpins his scientific innovations.

A true polymath, Tomaini’s contributions also span the arts and humanities, with a record of eleven books and over two hundred paintings. His extensive literary work includes the epic poem Gayowulf and the philosophical verse of American Upanishads, alongside editorial leadership at prominent literary institutions such as Anxiety Press. This vast creative output is not separate from his scientific endeavors but represents the multifaceted expression of a single, powerful intellectual vision to restructure human knowledge.

 

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Gayowulf: The First Openly Queer Epic Poem (Anxiety Press, 2025)
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American Upanishads (Anxiety Press, 2024)
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Wittgenstein 2.0: An Autobiographical Play Written In Poetry (Anxiety Press, 2024)
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Ballad of an an American Ganymede: Or, Explorations of Queeritude In Fifty Seven Cantos (Anxiety Press, 2022)
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The Rainbow Cantos: Two Attempts at Queering the Canon (Pumpernickel House Publishing, 2022)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Catullus, Juvenal, Emily Dickinson, Charles Baudelaire, Walt Whitman, Constantine Cavafly, Federico Garcia Lorca, Sylvia Plath, Wallace Stevens, Allen Ginsburg, Adrienne Rich, David M. Katz, and Mark Doty.
What I'm reading now: 
Science of Logic by G.W.F. Hegel, Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Arab American, British, European American, Franco American, German American, Irish American, Italian American, LGBTQ, Spanish American, White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, LGBTQ, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors, Teachers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Long Branch, NJ
New Jersey
Raised in: 
Asbury Park, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Aug 18, 2025