Author paul volponi biography
- Paul Volponi is a writer, teacher, and journalist living in New York City.
- Paul Volponi (www.paulvolponibooks.com) is a writer, journalist, and teacher.
- Writer, journalist, and educator.
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Paolo Volponi
Italian writer (1924–1994)
Paolo Volponi (6 February 1924 – 23 August 1994) was an Italian writer, poet, and politician.
Biography
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Volponi was born on 6 February 1924, in Urbino, Italy. He joined the Italian partisans in 1943.[1]
He studied law at Urbino University, where he graduated in 1947.[1] His career as a writer was profoundly influenced by his meeting with the enlightened social thinker and industrialist Adriano Olivetti in 1950, for whom he worked as an assistant and then as director of social services at the Olivetti factory at Ivrea.[2] He moved to Turin in 1972 to join Fiat and was appointed president of the Fondazione Agnelli in 1975 but was obliged to resign because of his open support for the Italian Communist Party.[3] He was elected to the Italian Senate in 1983.[4]
Volponi died on 23 August 1994.[5]
Works
His first volume of poems, Il ramarro, was published in 1948; he won t
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Paul Volponi is the author of 20 books, mostly for young adults. He visits their classrooms, either in-person or via video-conferencing, to encourage their own journey as readers and writers.
Teachers and librarians can contact Paul at pavolpo@cs.com to arrange a visit with their students.
Paul Volponi is a writer, teacher, and journalist living in New York City. From 1992-1998, he taught incarcerated teens on Rikers Island to read and write. That experience formed the basis of his ALA Award-winning novels Rikers High and Black and White. From 1999-2005, Paul taught teens in drug treatment programs, inspiring his ALA Award-winning novel Rooftop. As a journalist, Paul covers the sport of Thoroughbred racing for the national publication The Blood-Horse.
Literary Awards
BLACK AND WHITE:
- Winner of the IRA Children's Book Award (Young Adult Fiction)
- ALA Best Book Young Adult
- ALA Quick Pick (Top 10)
- NY Public Library Book for the Teen Age
- TAYSHAS List (Texas Library Association)
THE FINAL FOUR:
- ALA Best Fiction Young Adult
- ALA Quick Pick
- Junior Literary Guild
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The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships and Life
by co-authors Rener Gracie, Paul Volponi
A Barnes&Noble.com and Amazon.com BESTSELLER!
Paul's Perspective for the Reader:
Ever want to grapple alongside one of the Gracies? That's right, the family who invented the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which is an incredible sport, an essential part of today's mixed martial arts (MMA), and a superb self-defense system. Well, that's the interesting thing about being a writer: You never know exactly which literary door is going to open next or where you'll suddenly find yourself.
As a journalist and author, I've picked up my pen alongside jockeys who've won the Kentucky Derby, taking the ride with them as they motivate a 1,500-pound Thoroughbred to reach for the wire through the final furlong beneath the twin spires of Churchill Downs. I've recounted the experiences of people who rode out Hurricane Katrina through the darkness and mayhem of the Superdome. And I've walked the dangerous and overcrowded halls of Rikers
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