Joe Bonomo
Encyclopedia
Joe Bonomo is an American essayist, poet
, and rock and roll writer.
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He teaches at Northern Illinois University
, since 1995.
His essays and prose poems appear in American Letters & Commentary, Brevity, Caketrain, Diagram, Fourth Genre, Free Verse, Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Hotel Amerika, Laurel Review, new Ohio review, Quarter After Eight, River Teeth, Seneca Review, Sentence, Under the Sun.
He lives along with his wife, Amy Newman
, a professor and poet in DeKalb, Illinois
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(Chapbook)
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and rock and roll writer.
Life
He grew up in suburban Washington, D. C. He graduated from Ohio UniversityOhio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
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He teaches at Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
, since 1995.
His essays and prose poems appear in American Letters & Commentary, Brevity, Caketrain, Diagram, Fourth Genre, Free Verse, Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Hotel Amerika, Laurel Review, new Ohio review, Quarter After Eight, River Teeth, Seneca Review, Sentence, Under the Sun.
He lives along with his wife, Amy Newman
Amy Newman
Amy Newman is an American poet, critic, and professor. She is the author of four collections of poems, most recently fall . Newman's second book, Camera Lyrica, won the Beatrice Hawley Award, and her first book, Order, or Disorder, received the Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prize in 1995...
, a professor and poet in DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....
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Awards
- 2007 National Poetry SeriesNational Poetry SeriesThe National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.Every year since 1979 it has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry...
- Wick Poetry Chapbook Competition
- Illinois Arts Council Fellowships
- Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction
Works
(Chapbook)
Non-Fiction
- Conversations With Greil Marcus [Literary Conversations Series] (University Press of Mississippi, forthcoming 2012)
- AC/DC's Highway to Hell [33 1/3 Series] (Continuum, 2010)