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Joseph A Pasquale is an American author who writes in a variety of literary genres, including poetry, memoir, and literary fiction.

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Pasquale is the author of The LOVE JUNKY series spanning over 3000 pages (unpublished).  Over 8 novels in the series including

LOVE JUNKY LA.

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Pasquale's poetry collection, "Kindred Spirits: Horse Racing Name Poems" was published by Adelaide Books in 2020.

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His poetry collection was recently added to the national archive in the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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He is the author of well over a dozen unpublished novels and many poetry and short story collections. He did ghostwriting on two children's books.

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Pasquale was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied the art of writing literary fiction under bestselling-author, Ken Eulo. Ken Eulo's BLOODSTONE was his first purchase in 1982.

Pasquale is an active member of the Worcester County Poetry Association.

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Pasquale is also known as The Horse Racing Poet and has another website:

www.horseracingpoet.com/blog

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Pasquale is a counter-culture post-Beat author.

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None of Joseph A Pasquale's writing was done or is done using Artificial Intelligence.

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(2024) Pasquale volunteers 16 hours of his time a week (2 days) to serving community arts and music.

 

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Additional Writings can be found:

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www.horseracingpoet.com/blog

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NOVEMBER 2023 - Pasquale finished writing, editing and revising a new novel, "Upon them, A Childhood Cast," from May 2023-March 2024. The novel is over 800 - 1000 pages. There are accompanying writings outside of the book spanning about 500+ pages (untyped in handwriting). This novel either completes, or nearly completes Pasquale's body of work.

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In 2023 he also completed a new Horse Racing Name Poetry Book Collection.

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Pasquale was published in the  Hollywood hardback, "Literary (and other) Celebrity Doodles" Volume II. (published 2019)

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Pasquale and was interviewed and has a 2 page spotlight in the Hollywood hardback, "The Musso & Frank Grill" (published 2019). Pasquale was a frequent writer at Mussos.

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          Writing on toilet paper rolls in my studio apartment in Hollywood - a new novel 

 

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           Recently published in the
     Hollywood hardback, "Literary
       (and other) Celebrity Doodles"
                          Volume II 

 

Joseph A Pasquale reading his original poem,
"Listen, Listen, Listen, Sounds of Darkness/Sounds of Light"

© 2024 by Joseph Pasquale  All Rights Reserved
 
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          Joseph A Pasquale was interviewed in the recently published "The Musso & Frank Grill" - Pasquale wrote many novels, stories and sketches at Mussos - published 2019
         Cafe Trieste in San Francisco
         Pasquale was an active member of the North Beach Poetry Troupe in the years 2016-2019
 
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          Maggie, Ruben Rueda, myself
     (partying outside of Musso & Frank Grill)

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Joseph A Pasquale reading his original villanelle, "Before Sickness and Death Take us Away"

© 2024 by Joseph Pasquale  All Rights Reserved


 
"SPAGHETTI HAIRED MADONNA" Joe Pasquale reads LIVE in NYC at the Bowery Poetry Club 2008 LOVE JUNKY

© 2024 by Joseph Pasquale  All Rights Reserved

 
         San Francisco - Haight Ashbury
Sacred Grounds Poetry Reading
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    The Love Junky / Horse Racing Poet
Hanging out with the jockeys



 
Joseph A Pasquale STUDIO VERSION
reading his original poem,

"Spaghetti Haired Madonna" from his Love Junky Memoirs of Orlando book

© 2024 by Joseph Pasquale  All Rights Reserved
 
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