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Joe Amato (poet)

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Joe Amato
Born (1955-05-31) May 31, 1955 (age 69)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Education
Genrepoetry, fiction, memoir
Website
joeamato.net

Joe Amato (born May 31, 1955) is an American writer and poet.

Biography

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Amato was born in 1955 in Syracuse, New York.[1] He received a BS in mathematics and mechanical engineering from Syracuse University in 1976. He spent seven years working in project engineering in New York before returning to graduate school and earning a MA and Doctor of Arts in English from University at Albany in 1986 and 1989, respectively.[1] He has since authored eleven books, including a memoir and three novels, and coauthored screenplays with writing partner Kass Fleisher.[citation needed] Amato was the former production manager at Steerage Press, founded by Fleisher in 2011.[1][better source needed] He taught creative writing and literature for twenty years at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.[1][2]

Books

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Joe Amato". Illinois Authors. Illinois Center for the Book. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Amato, Joe. "Emeritus". Emeritus. Department of English, Illinois State University. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Muccini, Francesca M. "Fred Gardaphe. The Art of Reading Italian Americana: Italian American Culture in Review". The Free Library. Farlex. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Hall, Susanne E. (2008). "Tracking the Field". Postmodern Culture. 18 (3). doi:10.1353/pmc.0.0022. ISSN 1053-1920. S2CID 144345391.
  5. ^ "Jacket 37, Early 2009 - Joe Amato in conversation with Chris Pusateri, 2009". jacketmagazine.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "2009 INDIES Finalist - Autobiography & Memoir (Adult Nonfiction)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Riekki, Ron (2014). "Steel Drivin' Man". American Book Review. 36 (1): 26. doi:10.1353/abr.2014.0166.
  8. ^ Domini, John (December 18, 2014). "'Samuel Taylor's Last Night,' a Novel by Joe Amato". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Moraru, Christian (January 16, 2015). "A Novel at War with Itself". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Riker, Martin (February 20, 2015). "Experimental Fiction - Samuel Taylor's Last Night". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  11. ^ Cavalieri, Grace (November 2016). "Grace Notes: Grace Cavalieri Interviews Joe Amato" (PDF). Poets and Artists (#77). Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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