Vincent J. Tomeo is a poet. He was born and raised in Corona, Queens, NYC, and has lived in the most diversified urban area on the planet his entire life. He has recited his poetry everywhere across the United States, throughout Queens, and internationally, in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Italy, Tanzania, Kenya, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Germany, and France. Regarding poetry, his proudest accomplishments are the publication of his book, "My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of En- counters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York" (Atmosphere Press, 2020), winning Honorable Mention in the Rainer Maria Rilke International Poetry Competition, and having his poem, "A View from a Tower in Calabria, Italy," sculpted into marble in Italy. In 2018, Vincent was awarded "The Best Overall Free Verse" by United Poets Laureate
International World Brotherhood and Peace Through Poetry, World Congress of Poets, Bangkok, Thailand, for his poem, "I Visited the Grave of Marine Michael D. Glover." Another unique publication is Vincent's poem, "Idaho," framed, mounted, and displayed on a wall in the Idaho Potato Museum, Blackfoot, ID. n 2020-2021, two of his poems: "Belleau Wood 2020" and "Remembering A corona Marine, US Marine, Private William Frederick Moore," were distributed and read in schools as part of the Aisne-Marne (WWI) Cemetery Project, Rue des Chevaliers Colomb, 02400 Belleau, France. In addition to writing, Vincent is also an archivist, historian, and community activist. For more you can visit: www.Vincent JTomeo.com.
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