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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Mark Salerno Papers
Creator:
Salerno, Mark, 1956-
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0780
Physical Description:
12 Linear feet
(30 archives boxes and 1 map case folder)
Date (inclusive): 1974-2009
Abstract: Papers of Mark Salerno (1956-), a Los Angeles-based poet and founding editor of
ARSHILE: A Magazine of the Arts.
Languages:
English
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Scope and Content of Collection
Papers of Mark Salerno, a Los Angeles-based poet and founding editor of
ARSHILE: A Magazine of the Arts. The papers include correspondence with friends, family members and colleagues, and drafts of his writings. Manuscript material
includes Salerno's poems and poetry anthologies, radio plays, interviews, and essays. The collection also includes a small
amount of drawings, photographs, ephemera and other materials chronicling Salerno's career.
Arranged in five series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) POETRY EVENTS, 4) MISCELLANEOUS, and 5) DIGITAL MEDIA.
Mark Salerno was born in New York City in 1956 to Margaret Giannini and Louis Salerno. He attended Columbia University and
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978 in English, and a Master of Arts in 1979 in English and Comparative Literature.
He also holds an M.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design where he studied with Norma Cole, Leslie Scalapino and Paul Vangelisti.
From 1993 to 1999, Salerno edited
ARSHILE: A Magazine of the Arts, which was published biannually in Los Angeles by Salerno's 96 Tears Press. The magazine featured poetry, fiction, drama,
essays, photography, original cover art, and reviews and interviews from both emerging and prominent writers. Salerno often
contributed his own poetry and translations of Italian poets' work.
Salerno is the author of several books of poetry including:
Entertainment Tonight;
Hate by 96 Tears Press (1995); his chapbook
For Revery by Duration Press (2000);
Method by The Figures (2002) which was a finalist in the National Poetry Series;
So One Could Have by Ren Hen Press (2004);
Odalisque by Salt (2007); and
Being Like This published by Beard of Bees (2009). His work has also appeared in numerous magazines, and he is the recipient of a Fund for
Poetry award. In addition to writing and publishing, Salerno has taught creative writing and English classes since 1985 at
various institutions such as Norton College in Los Angeles, Metropolitan College Boston University, Los Angeles Valley College
Van Nuys, Pasadena City College, Glendale Community College, California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, College of Alameda,
OTIS College of Art & Design and Woodbury University.
Mark Salerno currently lives in Los Angeles.
Mark Salerno Papers. MSS 780. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Original media formats are restricted. Viewing/listening copies may be available for researchers.
ARSHILE Magazine Records. MSS 779. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
This collection has additional unprocessed materials not described in this finding aid. See the UC San Diego Library
catalog record to view the acquisition dates and extent of unprocessed additions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century
Poets, American -- California -- Los Angeles