A young man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a white and navy blue polo shirt with a red logo, sitting on a beige couch, resting his head on his hand, and looking at the camera with a slight smile.

Joseph

Donato

Writer, publisher, teacher

“Joseph Donato is super cool & popular.”

— Anonymous

Hey, what’s up!

“Toothache”, Joseph’s debut poetry chapbook, launched May 2023 with above/ground press. His poetry and fiction has appeared in several literary magazines and journals (see here).

Joseph is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Block Party Magazine & Press. and Overlord of Horror Pop Mag.

When he’s not writing or teaching, Joseph can be found collecting CDs, walking in circles, and cracking up.

A man with dark, curly hair and a beard showing an expressive, shocked facial expression while holding his hands near his face.