BIOGRAPHY of FRANK JAMES RYAN, JR._______
Born & Raised in The City That Never Sleeps, New York...U.S.A.
Since I began posting my work as a member of an online poetry group in 2006, the mass majority of my daily readership has and continues to come from non-member visitor traffic, via various sources in the Tri-State Metropolitan Area of the Northeast United States, which includes: Central & Southern New York, Southern and Western Connecticut and Northern to Central New Jersey. The supporting venues include: Bookstores, Local and County Libraries, Junior and Senior High Schools, as well as several New York based Community Colleges. In addition, as of February of 2009, my work has been on display with various literary groups and associations throughout the Northeast United States. All of these ''off-site'', education affiliated avenues have been and continue to be the strongest link in my efforts to maintain a healthy readership base. Thank you for visiting...I hope you enjoy my work, as well as the work of the many multi-talented members on this literary site.
Frank James Ryan, Jr/FjR
_________________EDUCATION___________________
The Concordia College of New York / Liberal Arts; Physical Education; Psychology
Iona Preparatory School / College-Prep A.P. Curriculum
_______________BUSINESS/CAREER_______________
2016-Current: Chairman & Chief Operating Officer
Creative Search Engine Marketing of N.Y./
Creative Internet Marketing Services of N.Y./
Creative Marketing Services/LLC
PRIOR: Chief Executive Officer/Creative Marketing Services of New York 5yr.Tenure 2011-2016
PRIOR: Sr. Director of International Internet Marketing Operations / V.M.I. Inc. of N.Y. 2009-2011
PRIOR: National Multi-Media Marketing Exec. & Advertising Coordinator/Yellgroup-TransWestern Co. 1999-2009
PRIOR: Regional Operations Manager/Marketing Coordinator/Gannett Co.-U.S.A. TODAY 1981-1998
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS/PROJECTS/COMMITTEES Managerial
..........1985: U.S.A. TODAY Northeast Launching Team
..........1987: Established/Commissioned the Company's
..........First Field Sales & Sales Recruitment Programs
..........1988: Special Projects Manager/Sales-Promo
..........1990: Regional Programs Coordinator
..........1993: Motivational Speaker Corp. Seminars
..........1996: Branch Consolidation Project Director
..........2002: Motivational Spokesperson/Recruiter
..........2010: Architected Company Sub-Division / V.M.I. Inc.
..........2011: Appointed International Mkt. Liaison/V.M.I. Inc.
______________CREATIVE WRITING________________
PUBLISHINGS: Editorial Op-Ed including articles appearing in Time Magazine; U.S. News & World Report; The Gannetteer; Circus Magazine; N.Y. Times; N.Y. Post; N.Y. Daily News, as well as more than 100 local & nationally syndicated news publications.
Competition Essay...Prose, Short Story, Contemporary Poetry, and News Articles appearing in over 100 Literary Anthologies & various fine-arts/lifestyle, and sports news sources
AWARDS: 1st Place-1997 Creative Arts & Science
Spring Literary Competition; 2nd Place-1998
Creative Arts & Science Summer Poetry Slam;
3rd Place-2008 Autumn Park Literary Competition.
BOOKS: ''THE VERVE OF PASSION & PERIL''/2000...
Watermark Vanity Press of Owens Hills, Maryland
FAV POETS/WRITER'S: Edgar Allan Poe, John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, William Blake //////Stephen King
FAV POEMS: The Raven, Death Not Be Proud, Do Not Go
Gentle Into That Goodnight, The Bells, Oh Captain! My Captain!
FAV. BOOKS: The Green Mile, The Dead Zone, Salem's Lot,
Fahrenheit 451, Mutiny On The Bounty, The Day Christ Died
_____SCHOLASTIC EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES_____
HIGH SCHOOL: Basketball, Martial Arts, Track, Tennis,
Table Tennis, Handball: Swimming, Low-board Diving
COLLEGIATE -: Men's Basketball NCAA Div. II,
Martial Arts, Tennis NCAA II, Officiating Women's Basketball NCAA Div. III
_________CURRENT ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES___________
Mixed Martial Arts{Taekwondo & Shaolin Kenpo Karate}, Running, Weightlifting,
Street Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Swimming
INTERESTS/HOBBIES: Music Psychedelic 60's Rock,
Hard/Acid Rock of the 70's-80's, Classical Rock, Traditional Irish Ballad, Alternative Rock:
Law & Order junkie; Mixed Martial Arts; Public Speaking,
Creative Writing, following Professional, Collegiate and High School Basketball, Football, Baseball, Tennis, Pro Boxing, MMA, UFC...Terminal Dark Chocolate addiction.
____________MEMBERSHIPS & MISC._______________
MEMBERSHIPS/BIOGRAPHICAL INCLUSIONS:
~ Who's Who In America Business Achievement in the
fields of Marketing & Advertising
~ Who's Who In The East Societal & Literary Achievement
~ The International Biographical Centre of England
Business Achievement Subject of Interest in the field of International Corporate Marketing
and Literary Achievement in the field of The Fine Arts
American Contemporary Literature
MEMBER: Republican National Committee/Advocate -
Tea Party Movement...Note: {If you're reading this and
work for the IRS, please take the above political info as
a totally egregious typo... A wee bit of levity? }
_____ Memberships_______
~American Heart Association;
~National Kidney Foundation
~Association For Childhood Diseases
~Make A Wish Foundation
~National Association of Paralyzed War Veterans;
~New York-Columbia/Cornell Universities Hospital-
Medical Center
- Cardio-Thoracic/Telemetry & Arrhythmia Divisions
Personal Literary Quote: " Never post anything that you are not prepared to be criticized on" ....~FjR~
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Lie down lass, with me, in sage green meadows
Your blouse flouncing open, in the teasing breeze
The meadows, feel so cotton, this time of year
Come lay beside me, and sense my desires.
...
I'm taking a walk to the cemetery this morning,
be back before noontime for crumpets and tea.
I have two friends who died not so long ago;
they were brothers, treated me the same.
...
Comes the cold, black, Death of Autumn,
harbouring its' pique on naked limb;
stirring damp, feral winds
to the hawking, stalking,
...
Simon makes it all come together, perfectly,
placing antiques 'n curio's on dusted black shelves,
window-sil ledges with geometric widgets,
navigating his world, by touch, and by texture.
...
Where were you when the Maple trees died?
Where were you when their leaves fell and dried?
Where were you when Nature's Mother's just sighed,
With a wink and smile to Autunns beguile.
...