{"product_id":"rustle-rustle-thump-thump-9781950380855","title":"Rustle Rustle Thump Thump","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. R. Nikolas Macioci earned a PhD from The Ohio \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eState University and taught English, Writers' Seminar \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(a course he created for select students), and Drama in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbus City Schools. OCTELA, the Ohio Council of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers of English, awarded Nik Macioci best secondary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish teacher in the state of Ohio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe won First Place in the l987 National Writer's Union \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry Competition judged by Denise Levertov, First \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlace in The Baudelaire Award Competition sponsored by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World Order of Narrative and Formalist Poets (1989). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond Place in Zone 3's first annual Rainmaker Awards, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejudged by Howard Nemerov (1989), and Second Place in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Writer's Digest annual competition, Judged by Diane \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWakoski (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNik is the author of two chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eCafes of Childhood, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as five books: \u003cem\u003eCafes of Childhood \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(the original chapbook with additional poems), \u003cem\u003eWhy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDance?, Necessary Windows\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother Goosed \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Occasional \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven. \u003c\/em\u003eForth-coming is \u003cem\u003eRough\u003c\/em\u003e. His book, \u003cem\u003eCafes of Child- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ehood\u003c\/em\u003e was submitted for the Pulitzer Prize. Critics and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejudges called \u003cem\u003eCafes of Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e a \"beautifully harrowing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccount of child abuse, but not \"sentimental\" or self-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epitying\" an \"amazing book,\" and \"a single unified whole.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Nik's work has been published in more than \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwo hundred magazines here and abroad. Most recently, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacioci has published in \u003cem\u003eThe Society of Classical Poets \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ejournal, Concho River Review, The Comstock Review, Blue \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnicorn, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Chiron Review.\u003c\/em\u003e He is a member of Bistro \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoets critique group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kung Fu Treachery Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372352213266,"sku":"9781950380855","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8699073-427a-46ee-9431-0df8497b4409.jpg?v=1728545954","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rustle-rustle-thump-thump-9781950380855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}