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Dr. Joseph (Joe) Benevento is an author and educator. He taught at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO.

Biography

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Dr. Joseph Benevento was born in Queens, New York to Mary and Joseph Benevento. He was raised Catholic in a working-class family.[1]

Benevento has served as the poetry editor for the Green Hills Literary Lantern (GHLL) since 1995.[2]

Benevento taught at Truman State University for 40 years before retiring in 2023. [3]

Works

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Poetry Books

  • 1996 Holding On Warthog Press : West Orange, 1996. OCLC 37676768
  • 2003 Willing to Believe Timberline Press : Fulton, 2003. ISBN 9780944048283, OCLC 53864025
  • 2006 My Puerto Rican Past Ginninderra Press : Charnwood, 2006. ISBN 9781740273473, OCLC 225202518
  • 2011 Tough Guys Don't Write: poems Finishing Line Press : Georgetown, 2011. ISBN 9781599248394, OCLC 816075586
  • 2015 Expecting Songbirds: Selected Poems 1983-2015 Visual Artists Collective (Purple Flag Press Imprint) : Chicago, 2015. ISBN 9780944048665, OCLC 940826848
  • 2017 After Mouthfeel Press : El Paso, 2017. ISBN 9780996724746
  • 2019 Playground Unsolicited Press, 2019. ISBN 9781947021976
  • 2023 The Cracker Box Poems Mouthfeel Press : Huntsville, 2023. ISBN 9781957840031, OCLC 1411051471

Novels

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Bill Miller (13 May 2022). "Author Draws on Queens Roots for His Fiction And Poetry Writing". The Tablet. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Editorial Board". Green Hills Literary Lantern. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hosffman Ospino. "Joseph's perfect wife and her perfect son". Jersey Catholic. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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