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My Last Resume: New and Collected Poems showcases an exquisite body of poetry spanning more than five decades. While Joseph Di Prisco, a true Renaissance man, has achieved success across genres, his lifetime of work showcased in the long-awaited
My Last Resume is proof that, for Joe, it's always been poetry.
About the author
Joseph Di Prisco is the acclaimed author of prize-winning poetry (
Wit’s End,
Poems in Which, and
Sightlines from the Cheap Seats), bestselling memoirs (
Subway to California and
The Pope of Brooklyn), nonfiction, and novels (
Confessions of Brother Eli,
Sun City,
All for Now,
The Alzhammer,
Sibella & Sibella, and
The Good Family Fitzgerald). He taught for many years and has served as chair of not-for-profits dedicated to the arts, theater, children’s mental health, and schools. In 2015, he founded New Literary Project, a not-for-profit driving social change and unleashing artistic power, investing in writers across generations from neglected, overlooked communities. He also directs NewLit’s annual Joyce Carol Oates Prize, awarded to mid-career authors of fiction, and is Series Editor of the annual anthology
Simpsonistas: Tales from New Literary Project. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up in Greenpoint and then in Berkeley. He and his family now live in Lafayette, California.
