Joseph Anthony Parisi

Background

Parisi, Joseph Anthony was born on November 18, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph Carl Parisi and Phyllis Susan Schlecht.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with honors, College St. Thomas, 1966; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy with honors, University of Chicago, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1969-1978; associate editor, POETRY Magazine, Chicago, 1976-1983; acting editor, POETRY Magazine, 1983-1985; editor, POETRY Magazine, since 1985. Visiting professor University of Illinois, Chicago, 1978-1987. Consultant, writer American Library Association, Chicago, since 1980.

Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, since 1983.

Achievements

• Joseph Anthony Parisi has been listed as a notable Magazine editor, writer-consultant, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Poets in Person (7 Cassettes) (A Series on American Poets and Their Art)
  • Poet's in Person, A Listener's Guide

Membership

Member Arts Clubs of Chicago, Delta Epsilon Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: piano, photography, book and record collecting.

Connections

Father:

Joseph Carl Parisi Schlecht

Mother:

Phyllis Susan Schlecht