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San Francisco native Paul Fericano (born January 16, 1951) is a U.S. poet, writer, and satirist. His stand-up poetry and controversial satires have been brought to the public's attention since 1971 mostly through the dedicated efforts of independent publishers and a loyal group of readers. He also is the Director of SafeNet (under the nonprofit Instruments of Peace), a program that offers help to survivors of clergy sexual abuse with a primary focus on the healing process. Fericano publicly revealed he was a survivor of clergy sexual abuse in 1993. He attended St. Anthony's Seminary in 1965, a vocational high school for young boys studying for the priesthood operated by the Franciscans of the Province of St. Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. ==Career== From 1974 to present, Fericano has been editor/publisher of ''Poor Souls Press'' (formerly ''Scarecrow Books''). In 1976 he launched the mock literary movement known as, "Stoogism," satirizing the pretensions of all literary schools. "Stoogism" was later embraced by other poets and writers, including Allen Ginsberg, Elio Ligi, Joyce Odam, Peter Cherches, Charles Bukowski, A. D. Winans, Ronald Koertge, Richard Grayson, Ann Menebroker, Don Skiles and Gerald Locklin. In 1977 Fericano edited ''Stoogism Anthology'', both a rare colflection of satiric work by 47 writers, and a unique poetry and film tribute to ''The Three Stooges'' comedy team. In 1978, one of his poems, "The Three Stooges at a Hollywood Party", from his book, ''Loading the Revolver with Real Bullets,'' provoked outrage in some Republican members of the California State legislature who claimed the poem libeled actor John Wayne. Published by Second Coming Press and funded by a grant from the California Arts Council, lawmakers used this as a reason for denying Jane Fonda's appointment at the time to the California Arts Council by Jerry Brown during his first turn as governor of California. Fericano also received a federal grant in 1980 for the Small Press Racks in Library Project from the National Endowment for the Arts,a federal arts funding organization that would run afoul of conservatives in the 1990s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Fericano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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