Gary Corseri Biography

I grew up in Brooklyn and Queens (New York City) , moved to Miami Beach when I was 16, started at the U. of Florida at 17. I've lived in Boston, Gainesville, Florida, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Sydney, Australia, Tokyo and Sapporo, Japan, and have traveled in 33 countries and 40 states. I started writing when I was 8 years old. I've performed my work at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum and at scores of universities and coffee houses and bars around the world. My dramas have been performed at universities and public schools in the US; a movie version of the libretto I wrote for the opera, 'Reverend Everyman, ' was broadcast over PBS-Atlanta. I have written articles, fiction, non-fiction and poetry and my work has appeared at 'The New York Times, ' 'Village Voice, ' 'Redbook Magazine, ' 'Georgia Review, ' 'City Lights Review, ' 'Counterpunch.org' and hundreds of periodicals and websites around the world. I hold a B.A. from the University of Florida, an M.A.T. from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. I have taught in US public schools and prisons and in US and Japanese universities. My work has been anthologized.