Jon Paul Fiorentino

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Jon Paul Fiorentino is a Canadian poet, novelist, short story writer, editor, and professor.

Fiorentino was born and raised in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. In his book of poems, Resume Drowning, he wrote that because he has resided in Transcona, Winnipeg, and Montreal, he considers all three to be home.Fiorentino, Jon P. Resume Drowning. Fredericton, N.B: Broken Jaw Press, 2002. Print. He started writing in Winnipeg and moved to Montreal to pursue a life in writing in 1999.Fiorentino, Jon Paul. "Jon Paul Fiorentino: A Winnipeg tour." Nationalpost.com (2013). Web. 8 April 2014.

Fiorentino taught at Concordia University. He was editor-in-chief of Matrix magazine, was poetry editor of Joyland magazine and founded Snare Books, a Canadian publishing company.

Education

Fiorentino studied at the University of Winnipeg until 1998. He then moved to Montreal, Quebec for further studies at Concordia University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing (with Honours and Distinction) in 2000. He received his Master of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing in 2003 at Concordia University.Fiorentino, Jon Paul. "CV." jpfiorentino.com. Web. 13 March 2014.

Literary contributions

"Post-prairie poet" is a termed coined by Fiorentino who, with Robert Kroetsch, edited the collection Post-Prairie: An Anthology of New Poetry (2005). In Faustus Salvador's interview with Fiorentino about his book The Theory of the Loser Class, Salvador asks Fiorentino about the genesis of his book titles. Fiorentino explains, "I always come up with the titles first. It seems to me that more people pay attention to the title than to the actual writing. That may sound cynical, but titles are key to me. I collect the writing with the title and the mandate it suggests in mind."Salvador, Faustus. "Of murderers and malls: Jon Paul Fiorentino's poetry speaks up for the loser in all of us." Aelaq.org (2006). Web. 18 March 2014.

= Articles =

Fiorentino published a number of articles on Huffington Post, National Post, and The Barnstormer. On June 19, 2012, he wrote and published the article "Waiting for Morris Lukowich" in The Barnstormer. Fiorentino has also written a couple of articles for the National Post. On June 19, 2013, Fiorentino wrote "The Rhetoric and Reality of Suicide", and on December 4, 2013, he wrote "The Case for Fixed Book Pricing in Canada".

Fiorentino contributed a number of articles in the Huffington Post. He wrote "You Don't Have to be Adam Lanza's Mother to Make a Statement" on December 18, 2012. His article "Will More Male Athletes Come Out in 2013?" was published on December 26, 2012. On February 18, 2013, he wrote the article "A Film Festival First For Montreal". He wrote "Why Morrissey Still Matters" on March 7, 2013. Fiorentino also wrote "Sexism and Silence in the Literary Community" on May 1, 2013. ON July 17, 2013, he wrote the article "The Case for the Head Case: If You Were the Class Daydreamer, You're Probably a Writer".Fiorentino, Jon Paul. "Articles and Op-Eds." jpfiorentino.com. Web. 13 March 2014.

= ''Stripmalling'' screenplay =

Stripmalling is Fiorentino's first graphic novel, which was published in 2009. It is a semi-autobiographical, metafictional novel about an aspiring graphic novelist (named Jonny) who works at a gasoline station and his journey in writing his novel titled Stripmalling.Good, Alex. "Review of Stripmalling by Jon Paul Fiorentino." Quillandquire.com (2009). Web. 18 March 2014. The story is set in Transcona, Winnipeg. Fiorentino wrote the script with Katrina Best. The screenplay was optioned by Farpoint Films"Farpoint Films Options Screenplay to Stripmalling." Farpointfilms.com (2014). Web. 20 March 2014. but as of March, 2018, Farpoint was no longer listing it among its current projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.farpointfilms.com/|title=Home|website=Farpoint Films}}

Teaching

Fiorentino taught at Concordia University in Montreal. From 2010 to 2012, he was an Assistant Professor (limited-term appointment) of Poetry, Prose, and Screenwriting within the English Department for Creative Writing from 2010 to 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpfiorentino.com/cv|title=jonpaulfiorentino|website=jonpaulfiorentino|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2018-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165111/https://www.jpfiorentino.com/cv|url-status=dead}} Fiorentino was a part-time faculty member in the Concordia University faculty directory {{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/directories.html?f=search&name=fiorentino|title=Directories|website=www.concordia.ca}} but no longer appeared on the Department of English's faculty member page as of January 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/english/about/faculty.html#pt|title=Faculty members|website=www.concordia.ca}}

Investigation for sexual misconduct

From 2017 to 2019, Fiorentino was under investigation by the university for sexual misconduct in connection to allegations of widespread sexual misconduct and abuse of power in Concordia's creative writing program.{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/prominent-montreal-writers-investigated-in-concordia-sexual-misconduct-allegations-inquiry-1.4552716| title = Prominent Montreal writers investigated in Concordia sexual misconduct allegations inquiry {{!}} CBC News}}{{cite web|last1=Lapierre|first1=Matthew|title=Complaints filed against two creative writing professors|url=http://theconcordian.com/2018/03/complaints-filed-two-creative-writing-professors/|website=The Concordian|date=6 March 2018|access-date=25 May 2018}} As of October 2019, Fiorentino is no longer employed at Concordia. The University confirms that the investigation is complete and refuses to release details to CBC due to privacy laws.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/investigation-into-harassment-allegations-against-concordia-creative-writing-prof-over-1.5321202| title = Investigation into harassment allegations against Concordia creative writing prof over {{!}} CBC News}}

Bibliography

Transcona Fragments (Cyclops Press/Signature Editions, 2002)
Resume Drowning (Broken Jaw Press, 2002)
Hello Serotonin (Coach House Books, 2004)
Post-Prairie: An Anthology of New Poetry (Talonbooks, 2005) (edited with Robert Kroetsch)
Asthmatica (Insomniac Press, 2005)
The Theory of the Loser Class (Coach House Books, 2006)
Blues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliott Clarke (WLU Press, 2008)
Stripmalling: a novel (ECW Press, 2009)
Indexical Elegies (Coach House Books, 2010)
Needs Improvement (Coach House Books, 2013)
I'm Not Scared Of You Or Anything (Anvil Press, 2014)
Leaving Mile End (Anvil Press, 2017)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070220095939/http://www.jonpaulfiorentino.com/ Jon Paul Fiorentino's website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100108032300/http://www.hour.ca/books/books.aspx?iIDArticle=16669 "Theory of the Writer Class." Interview with Melora Koepke. Hour, 26 February 2009]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828003917/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/010903/nm2003_art3.html Montreal Mirror profile]
[http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=6429 Quill & Quire review of Stripmalling]

Category:Anglophone Quebec people

Category:Canadian male novelists

Category:Canadian male poets

Category:Canadian male short story writers

Category:Canadian people of Italian descent

Category:Concordia University alumni

Category:Living people

Category:University of Winnipeg alumni

Category:Poets from Montreal

Category:Writers from Winnipeg

Category:20th-century Canadian male writers

Category:20th-century Canadian short story writers