Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
Peter Dugan is a rising star in the New York area poetry scene. He appears quite frequently at poetry readings throughout New York and Long Island. He always draws a big crowd of loyal followers and his popularity is growing commensurate with the quality of his work.
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Peter V. Dugan was born and raised on Long Island. He is a graduate of The New School in New York City. He has published three books of poetry and his pieces have been published individually in recent years in Aitia, Long Island Sounds Anthology 2007&2008, The Examination Anthology Asbestos, Soul Fountain, LI Quarterly, Perpetual Toxins, The Poet’s Art, The Five Town Forum, The Nassau Herald, the e-magazines Erato Poetry, Good Liar and Road Poet. He work has also been published in the Long Island PPA Literary Review and can be seen on poetryvlog.com. and youtube.com. His recent book A Cul-de-Sac Off Of Main Street was published in August 2010.
Peter V. Dugan’s major influences have been William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank O’Hara and Jack Kerouac.
Birth Place
Rockville Center, NY United States
Accomplishments
Honorable Mention by The American Academy of Poets, (1994)
2nd place Farmingdale State College Raynor Wallace poetry contest, (1994)
Honorable Mention Performance Poets Association, (1999)
3rd place Performance Poets Association, (2000)
2nd place Dowling College Poetry Slam, (2001)
2nd place Performance Poets Association, (2001)
2nd place, 3rd place and Honorable Mention, Barnes and Noble
Long Island Poetry award, (2004)
5th place The North Sea Poetry Scene poetry contest, (2007)
2nd place Paumanok Princess poetry contest, (2007)
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