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Graffiti Heart
Poetry. Following in the tradition of Larry Levis's Winter Stars, Gerry LaFemina's GRAFFITI HEART presents a collection of elegies and love poems cutting across American and personal landscapes and moving between urban adolescence and small-town adulthood through deft meditation and lyric observation. With long, sweeping lines and introspective interrogation, LaFemina places himself at a crossroads of American poetry, Americana. These are poems that remind us of how intensely personal the art form can be and how it can transcend the personal, making poetry matter by presenting not confessional autobiography, but moments of a life that could belong to any of us.
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Published January 1, 2004
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Gerry LaFemina
41 books69 followersGerry LaFemina believes poetry is the highest art form; believes everyone should rock out with a guitar at least once--even if they can't play; believes teaching is a calling; believes the New York City subways are beautiful (even if they smell badly); believes in love, bigfoot and other mythic creatures; believes in the power of a good meal, a good night's sleep, good wine, etc; believes laughter is a type of prayer....
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, LaFemina holds an MFA in Poetry from Western Michigan University as well as an MA in Literature with an emphasis on Twentieth-century Literature from WMU. He has taught at Nazareth College, Kirtland Community College, West Virginia University, Wheeling Jesuit University and Sarah Lawrence College. He directs the Center for Literary Arts at Frostburg State University, where he is an Associate Professor of English, and he serves as a poetry mentor in the Carlow University MFA program He divides his time between Maryland and New York.
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, LaFemina holds an MFA in Poetry from Western Michigan University as well as an MA in Literature with an emphasis on Twentieth-century Literature from WMU. He has taught at Nazareth College, Kirtland Community College, West Virginia University, Wheeling Jesuit University and Sarah Lawrence College. He directs the Center for Literary Arts at Frostburg State University, where he is an Associate Professor of English, and he serves as a poetry mentor in the Carlow University MFA program He divides his time between Maryland and New York.
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June 26, 2008
I think this is Gerry's best writing. His poetry is real and accessible
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