“Joseph Donato is overall super cool & popular.”
— Anonymous
Joseph is an author, artist, publisher, and heartbreaker.
“Toothache”, Joseph’s debut poetry chapbook, launched May 2023 with above/ground press. Toothache explores adolescence through the eyes of the mouth, bite-sized poems that dissect the fear of growing up.
Joseph’s poetry and fiction has appeared in several literary magazines and journals (see here).
Joseph is the Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and Illustrator of Block Party Magazine & Press. Block Party celebrates writers and artists from the Greater Toronto Area, publishing work from several talented contributors.
He is also Overlord of Horror Pop Mag, a horror-based magazine featuring artworks are writing that inspire and disgust.
Joseph’s work takes inspiration from several sources: Pissy Pussy, Conor Oberst, Shary Boyle, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, etc. When he’s not writing or illustrating, Joseph can be found collecting Weezer CDs, listening to the Kardasim Podcast, and cracking up.