Rocco de Giacomo is a widely published poet whose work has most recently been accepted in the literary journals Vallum and The Carolina Quarterly and has appeared in The Antigonish Review and Tower Poetry. His fifth and latest chapbook collection of poems, Catching Dawn’s Breath (LyricalMyrical Press, Toronto) was launched in March of 2008. He has also been a regular contributor of personal essays to Toro Magazine. Rocco is a member of the council for the Art Bar Poetry Series and a member of the bpNichol Coordinating Committee.