Frank Judge
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Frank Judge is an American poet, publisher, translator, journalist, film critic, teacher, and arts administrator.
His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including New Directions, The Greenfield Review, The New Orleans Review, The Belingham Review, Miller's Pond, HazMat Review , Bitterroot, Invisible City, Blank Tape, and Writer Online. His translations have appeared Poesia verde, Rapporti and Tam-Tam (Italy
), and other journals.
He declined an offer to teach at Rochester Institute of Technology
to accept a Fulbright Fellowship to Italy
. He spent spent over a year in Rome, where he compiled and edited material for an anthology of contemporary Italian poetry published as a special issue of the Vanderbilt Poetry Review. The volume contained his translations of poems by Sandro Penna
, Danilo Dolci
, Nelo Risi
, Vittorio Sereni
, Andrea Zanzotto
, Pietro Cimatti, and others. He has also translated the work of Afrikaans
poet Breyten Breytenbach
, as well as his own poetry and the work of other American poets such as John Berryman
, William Heyen
and Lyn Lifshin
into Italian.
He has been anthologized in such publications as Poets Against the War (2003), voicesinwartime.org, Summer Songs (2004), Knocking on the Silence (2005), an anthology of poetry inspired by the Finger Lakes
region of New York State, and Uncensored Songs (2007), a collection of poems honoring poet Sam Abrams
. A number of his poems have been published as broadsides
, mounted art, and poem-postcards as well on several "Dial a Poem" services.
His books include Two Voices and Approximations. His poetry broadsides have been included in exhibitions in the Rochester area at such venues as the Center at High Falls Gallery, the Rochester Contemporary Gallery, and the Fourwalls Gallery.
He is editor and publisher of Exit Online and the Pinnacle Hill Review. Since 2003, he's been the President of Rochester Poets
; in 2005 became Director of the Rochester Poetry Workshop, which he formed from the Rochester area Meetup poetry group when Meetup announced it would begin levying a monthly fee for its previously free flagship service.
Since 2004, he has been the Rochester area organizer for Poets Against the War & Occupation; and, from March 2007 to September 2009, he hosted a monthly reading series at Rochester's anti-war Peace Storefront, a program of the Peace Action & Education task force of Metro Justice of Rochester. The Storefront closed at the end of September 2009 due to lack of funding, and, when no new location materialized, the series was suspended. He remains a member of PA&E and is involved in its PeaceWorks Rochester project.
Since March 2006, he has served as coordinator for the Western New York World Poetry Day Festival held annually at St. John Fisher College.
From August 2007 to August 2009, he hosted the bi-weekly Free Speech Zone
series at Rochester's Mez Cafe. The Mez closed in August 2009; in October, the venue was renovated and re-opened under new management as the Tango Cafe. The Free Speech Zone resumed in November, 2009.
In December 2008, he started the monthly series, Rochester Poets @ Lovin' Cup, a cafe which opened in the summer of 2008 in the Park Point complex near Rochester Institute of Technology
in Henrietta, NY. The series was discontinued when time constraints, audience mix, lack of publicity and promotion, and changing interests by the venue made an ongoing literary event unfeasible.
member Cesare Danova
, and Italian artist Sergio Deitinger, who paints under the name DeiTinger. He is also related to Italian novelist Alberto Moravia
via his second cousin's wife.
His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including New Directions, The Greenfield Review, The New Orleans Review, The Belingham Review, Miller's Pond, HazMat Review , Bitterroot, Invisible City, Blank Tape, and Writer Online. His translations have appeared Poesia verde, Rapporti and Tam-Tam (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), and other journals.
He declined an offer to teach at Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
to accept a Fulbright Fellowship to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He spent spent over a year in Rome, where he compiled and edited material for an anthology of contemporary Italian poetry published as a special issue of the Vanderbilt Poetry Review. The volume contained his translations of poems by Sandro Penna
Sandro Penna
Sandro Penna was an Italian poet.-Biography:Born in Perugia, Penna lived in Rome for most of his life....
, Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet. He is best known for his opposition to poverty, social exclusion and the Mafia on Sicily, and is considered to be one of the protagonists of the non-violence movement in Italy...
, Nelo Risi
Nelo Risi
Nelo Risi is an Italian poet and film director, brother of cinematographer Fernando Risi and director Dino Risi.-External links:...
, Vittorio Sereni
Vittorio Sereni
Vittorio Sereni was an Italian poet, author, editor and translator of Jewish heritage. His poetry frequently addressed the themes of 20th century Italian history, such as Fascism, Italy's military defeat in World War II, and its postwar resurgence.Born at Luino, Sereni graduated from the...
, Andrea Zanzotto
Andrea Zanzotto
-Biography:Andrea Zanzotto was born in Pieve di Soligo , Italy to Giovanni and Carmela Bernardi.His father, Giovanni , had received degrees from the École supèrieure de peinture at Brussels and the Academy of Fine Arts at Bologna...
, Pietro Cimatti, and others. He has also translated the work of Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
poet Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach is a South African writer and painter with French citizenship.-Biography:Breyten Breytenbach was born in Bonnievale, Western Cape, approximately 180 km from Cape Town and 100 km from the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas...
, as well as his own poetry and the work of other American poets such as John Berryman
John Berryman
John Allyn Berryman was an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and was considered a key figure in the Confessional school of poetry...
, William Heyen
William Heyen
William Helmuth Heyen is an American poet, editor, and literary critic. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Suffolk County...
and Lyn Lifshin
Lyn Lifshin
-Life:Born in Barre, VT, she was raised in Middlebury, VT. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Syracuse University and a master's degree in English from the University of Vermont...
into Italian.
He has been anthologized in such publications as Poets Against the War (2003), voicesinwartime.org, Summer Songs (2004), Knocking on the Silence (2005), an anthology of poetry inspired by the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin , each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in...
region of New York State, and Uncensored Songs (2007), a collection of poems honoring poet Sam Abrams
Sam Abrams
Sam Abrams was born in Brooklyn and is an American poet. Abrams was a Fulbright Professor of American Literature at the University of Athens and currently is Professor Emeritus of Language and Literature in the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology. Abrams is a graduate of...
. A number of his poems have been published as broadsides
Broadside (printing)
A broadside is a large sheet of paper printed on one side only. Historically, broadsides were posters, announcing events or proclamations, or simply advertisements...
, mounted art, and poem-postcards as well on several "Dial a Poem" services.
His books include Two Voices and Approximations. His poetry broadsides have been included in exhibitions in the Rochester area at such venues as the Center at High Falls Gallery, the Rochester Contemporary Gallery, and the Fourwalls Gallery.
He is editor and publisher of Exit Online and the Pinnacle Hill Review. Since 2003, he's been the President of Rochester Poets
Rochester Poets
Founded in 1922 as the Rochester, NY chapter of the Poetry Society of America, Rochester Poets is the area's oldest, ongoing literary organization...
; in 2005 became Director of the Rochester Poetry Workshop, which he formed from the Rochester area Meetup poetry group when Meetup announced it would begin levying a monthly fee for its previously free flagship service.
Since 2004, he has been the Rochester area organizer for Poets Against the War & Occupation; and, from March 2007 to September 2009, he hosted a monthly reading series at Rochester's anti-war Peace Storefront, a program of the Peace Action & Education task force of Metro Justice of Rochester. The Storefront closed at the end of September 2009 due to lack of funding, and, when no new location materialized, the series was suspended. He remains a member of PA&E and is involved in its PeaceWorks Rochester project.
Since March 2006, he has served as coordinator for the Western New York World Poetry Day Festival held annually at St. John Fisher College.
From August 2007 to August 2009, he hosted the bi-weekly Free Speech Zone
Free speech zone
Free speech zones are areas set aside in public places for political activists to exercise their right of free speech in the United States. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law... abridging.....
series at Rochester's Mez Cafe. The Mez closed in August 2009; in October, the venue was renovated and re-opened under new management as the Tango Cafe. The Free Speech Zone resumed in November, 2009.
In December 2008, he started the monthly series, Rochester Poets @ Lovin' Cup, a cafe which opened in the summer of 2008 in the Park Point complex near Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
in Henrietta, NY. The series was discontinued when time constraints, audience mix, lack of publicity and promotion, and changing interests by the venue made an ongoing literary event unfeasible.
Degrees of Separation
Judge is a cousin of Italian-born film and television actor and AcademyAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
member Cesare Danova
Cesare Danova
Cesare Danova was a television and screen actor. Born as Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, Italy to an Austrian father and an Italian mother, he adopted Danova as his stage name after becoming an actor in Rome at the end of World War II. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s to make the film...
, and Italian artist Sergio Deitinger, who paints under the name DeiTinger. He is also related to Italian novelist Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism....
via his second cousin's wife.