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20th Century American Literature, Poetry & Poetics, Modernism & Postmodernism, Creative Writing–Poetry Education
PhD University of Miami
MFA University of Miami
BA Stetson University Upcoming Talks and Conferences
Attending the 50th Anniversary Italian American Studies Association Conference, “Faith, (Ir)reverence, and the Italian Diaspora: Fifty Years of Italian American Studies” Thursday, November 2 through Saturday, November 4 2017 in Washington, DC
http://www.italianamericanstudies.net/cpages/conference-2017
“Teaching
The Godfather Films”
- Presenter: Benjamin Lawton, Purdue University
- Respondent: Ryan Calabretta-Sadjer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Respondent: Alan J. Gravano, Rocky Mountain University
Attending the 2018 MLA Convention in NYC from January 4 through 6.
Teaching Italian American Poets & Filmmakers from January 8 through 18, 2018 at the University of Calabria (Universita della Calabria) to students in the Cultura e Letteratura Italiana Americana (CLIA) graduate program
https://www.facebook.com/CLIAUniCal/Memberships
Italian American Studies Association (2007-Present)
- President (2015-Present)
- Secretary (2010-2014)
The Academy of American Poets
