Frank Messina
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Frank Messina (born c. 1968) is an American poet, author and performance artist.
Among his four published works, Messina is the author of Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry, a 2009 work that focused on baseball fanaticism.
A fan and season ticket holder of the
Messina for years has brought poetry to large audiences and it's not uncommon for him to be seen reading his work in theaters, stadiums and at public forums. [9]
Messina grew up in
Messina was awarded the Woolrich Poetry Award and Fellowship of Columbia University in 1993, and was nominated for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award in 1995.[12][13] In 2013, his original hand-written journal of 9/11-related poetry was accessioned into the permanent collection of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Arts Desk, PBS Newshour. "Weekly Poems: a Double From the 'Mets Poet'" Archived 2014-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, November 2, 2009
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "Finding poetry amid tragedy", The Record, July 14, 2002. Accessed October 7, 2007.
- ^ University of Central Florida. "'Mets Poet' to Perform Poetry Reading in UCF's Library", April 6, 2011
- ^ Kozinn, Allan. "MUSIC IN REVIEW; New York Chamber Music Festival", The New York Times, September 12, 2011
- ^ The Poet gets happy. Accessed October 7, 2007.
- ^ Kilgannon, Corey. "A Poet of the Mets Versifies of Gloom", The New York Times, September 29, 2007. Accessed October 7, 2007.
- SportsNet New York. Accessed October 12, 2007.
- ^ "Frank Messina @ Slugger Museum. Archived 2013-01-28 at archive.today, Leo Weekly Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- ^ Redazione "Frank Messina si racconta" Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ravello Magazine, February 27, 2014
- ^ a b Beckerman, Jim. "Beckerman: Putting the worst in verse will be tough for him", The Record, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 7, 2007.
- ^ a b Limnios, Michalis. "New York poet Frank Messina talks about David Amram, Gil Scott-Heron, and his Spoke n' Roll memories", Keeping the Blues Alive, February 7, 2013
- ^ Frank Messina biography, Billboard. Accessed October 11, 2007.
- ^ Frank Messina Biography, SpokeFace.com. Accessed October 11, 2007.