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Faculty Profile
Meet Philip Cioffari
Gotham teacher Philip Cioffari is prolific.
A writer with five published novels, a short story collection, and pieces included in publications such as Southern Humanities Review and Playboy, plus numerous scripts and an indie feature film, which won Best Feature Film at the Long Island International Film Expo.
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This was an immensely knowledgeable teacher. She is compassionate and informative, which are two instrumental qualities for someone who educates adults on writing. She held and delivered amazing insight on the industry.
Riakeem Kelley, assistant program specialist
Faculty Excerpts
Saints of the Republic
SAN BENITOthe black bird stripped off their feathersthey issued the jubilee of plenary indulgencein eucharistic communion expressing effectsof anxieties intercessed and intersexedthe black bird stripped off their feathersand threw themselves into a thicket of thornsprotected by presence of viper and...Read More View All
The Fool and The Magician: A Memoir of Love Told in Tarot Readings
September 1991I wake in the middle of the night to someone pawing my arms. Scrunching my face, I bat my hands, searching for the culprit in the dark.You, my Magician, fumble beneath the sheets.“What are you doing?” I blink and...Read More View All
