Gerry LaFemina‘s the author of over twenty books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, the most recent of which is After The War for Independence (2023, Stephen F Austin U Press). The recipient of awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, he teaches at Frostburg State University and in the MFA Program at Carlow University. He’s also the frontman and principal songwriter of Punkerton recording artists, The Downstrokes.
