Middle-America's most engaging authors since 1998.
Middle-America's most engaging authors since 1998.
Joe Dimino has been writing in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri- Kansas City beginning in 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 30+ years. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer with the esteemed John Beaudoin and turned into a myriad of expressive avenues, including poetry. Inventing poems has always been a therapeutic avenue of expression. Over the long haul, he has been published in The Thorny Locust, I-70 Review, Poetry Motel, The California Quarterly and other online publications. These days he’s a Husband, Father, IT Professional, Jazz Radio Host, Podcaster, Visual Artist & Writer. His breadth of work can be enjoyed at joedimino.com. If you fancy it, please reach out with any thoughts or comments at joe@joedimino.com We highly encourage it...
By Joe Dimino
Published: 2024
Jazzy and haiku-like — here’s a cat who gets it.
~ Kevin Rabas, Poet Laureate of Kansas, 2017-2019, All That Jazz
Spare, jazz-inflected, observations revealing a world of lost grocery lists, blaring amusement parks, discarded furniture, and the rare precious communication on a post-it note.
~ Lisa B, God in Her Ruffled Dress
Harkens back to the Beats and the syncopating heartbeat and breath that belongs to music.
~ Valerie Johns, Psychotherapist, Storyteller, Poet & Author, Ashes in the Milk and Night Flights, Dream Poems
Innovative and buzzing with improvisational imagery, much like jazz itself — a delight from start to finish.
~ Elena Stephenson, Author of Pink Door Series