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Mario originally graduated in Physics at Cambridge and later taught science in a secondary school. He gained a PhD in opto-electronics at University College London, and later completed postgraduate studies in the Environment and Literature departments of Middlesex University. He has also been an organic farm-hand in Ireland and a one-man band on the Paris Metro. Mario is now a freelance writer, educator, researcher and essayist. He is successful as an Arvon tutor, literacy consultant at the Imperial War Museum, Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, a performance and voice trainer, teacher and creative-writing tutor, and a signed songwriter/lyricist. Mario is recognised across the country for his innovative approaches to residencies and the teaching of creative writing. He is adept at working with adults as well as in schools/colleges, and possesses an unrivalled reputation for his remarkably diverse and original work in poetry. He is also actively engaged in political and environmental writing. He dreams and sleeps in North London.
Collections Flowers
of Sulphur (Enitharmon
Press, 2007) "Over a decade in the making, this remarkable new collection
marks a fresh phase in Petrucci's engagement with the fundamentals of human
existence. Winner of both the Arts Council of England Writers' Award
and London Arts New London Writers Award, these poems draw on his scientific
training to reconcile apparently paradoxical qualities, combining clarity and
complexity, fusing science with psyche, in forms as precise as they are
compelling. 'Sheer verve, insight and accomplishment. So much
intelligence and alertness.' Michael Hulse 'Crammed with observed and felt detail: as with the best poets,
thinking and feeling are, for Petrucci, a single act.' George Szirtes "A fine synthesis of deeply felt personal experience
and the wonders and exactitudes of science. Impressive in its strength,
energy and tenderness." Moniza Alvi. PUBLICATIONS
WITH PERDIKA PRESS... Catullus (Perdika Press, 2006). A sequence of
contemporary adaptations of the Latin poet, with originals facing. 'No one is
better equipped to present Catullus
to the modern reader: the Roman poet's urgency, wit and bite find here
equivalents possessing all of the power and ribald energy of their famous
originals.' 'Sparklingly witty... both clever and
satisfying. Don't let the fact that these are translations from a dead
language put you off. Petrucci's versions are vibrant and up to date, as
relevant to life in the 21st century AD as to that in 1st century BC... buy
it.' SPHINX 4. 'Collapses the
fabric of Catullus and translator altogether, leaving us to witness a
pencil-beam into a vast, still universality of expression.' Michael Peverett,
Intercapillary Space. Click here for the
Daily Mail's review of Catullus... somewhere is january (Perdika Press, 2007) projects a fierce
and utterly modern lyricism to confirm Petrucci's place among the most vital
and thrilling of contemporary poets. Nowhere else in his work do the triumphs
and uncertainties of being gain such powerful access to the procedures of his
poetry: born of immediacy and humanity, these poems offer a complex
generosity that intensifies and deepens at every visit. To obtain 'Catullus'
or 'somewhere is january' via Perdika Press: http://www.perdikapress.com/ Fearnought: poems for Southwell Workhouse (The National Trust, 2006) Of the many
workhouses built in the nineteenth century, none survives in better condition
than that at Southwell in Nottinghamshire. This book is a poet's direct response to the Workhouse,
its architecture and the people who
lived, worked and died there. Through this unique residency, poems were placed within the house, together
with an activity sheet for families,
schools and writers. These resources offer fresh impetus to the realisation that the study of workhouses
through literature, as well as via
history, is invaluable in understanding how society treats its poor. Heavy Water: A Poem for Chernobyl (Enitharmon, 2004) Shrapnel and Sheets (Headland, 1996 - reprinted 2000) Debut collection, selected by Liz Lochhead and John Fuller as a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Twice excerpted for the Forward Anthology. Launched in the "New Voices" series at the Royal Festival Hall. Featured on BBC radio and reviewed strongly across the literary press (see 'What The Press Says'). Available: £6.95, Headland Publications, 38 York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 3JF. Lepidoptera (KT Press, 1999/2001 - 2 editions) Experimental short stories and poetry. "Lepidoptera is so fine and fascinating from so many points of view. I have never come across such an artful, knowledgeable and utterly engaging splicing of the worlds of Art and Science." Prof. Rob Pope, Oxford Brookes University. "It is unusual to find a writer so sure-footed across this multiple terrain." Limited Edition. Available: £4.95 (+ £1 p&p) via www.mariopetrucci.com Bosco (Hearing Eye, 1999/2001 - 2 editions) An ecological tour de force. Part of the Torriano list which has published poets such as John Heath-Stubbs. "The personified voice of the wilderness. Courageous, surreal, impassioned." Available: £5.95, Hearing Eye, Box 1, 99 Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RX. The Stamina of Sheep (Havering Arts Office, 2001/2002) Commissioned by London Arts. Poems and illustrations, inspired by Essex & the London Borough of Havering's local history and geology. Raises key issues on site-specific work for all potential resident writers. A unique and rewarding read for anyone interested in poetry residencies. The accompanying Study Pack (see below) is a windfall of creative writing ideas for teachers, pupils, creative writing tutors and resident poets. "This work should be the study of all Writers in Residence to see the level of excellence that can be achieved." Writing in Education, Autumn 2002. Available: £5.95 (+ £1 p&p) via www.mariopetrucci.com The Havering Poetry Study Pack The accompanying schools Study Pack for the 'Stamina of Sheep' project (see above). Crammed with ideas and writing exercises for schools and creative writers generally. "An
inspiring educational project. Unique." Head of English, Latymer
School. "Brimming with good ideas... it is not difficult to adapt the suggestions and activities presented to a more general use." Martyn Crucefix, poet and teacher. Available: £2.95 (+ £1 p&p) via www.mariopetrucci.com Heavy Water: a poem for Chernobyl (Enitharmon, 2004) “Utterly convincing... powerfully evoked. Petrucci's use
of form is remarkable... a kind of gasping dignity in the face of
death. Heavy Water is that rare breed of book: one that
genuinely delivers an original and incisive vision.” Valentina
Polukhina Available: via Enitharmon Press or inpress Half
Life: poems for Chernobyl (Heaventree Press, 2004) Available: via Heaventree Press Journals and Magazines · Over 500 poems, essays and critical articles in journals and magazines including The Spectator, The Independent, Ambit, Agenda, Leviathan Quarterly, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Prospice, Iron, Bete Noire, The New Welsh Review, Poetry London Newsletter, Smith's Knoll, Poetry Nottingham, Poetry & Audience, Critical Quarterly and Blade. ·
Frequent
contributor to: NAWE Writing in Education, Resurgence, Orbis, Anthologies, Periodicals, Editing (a selection) Featured in the The Arts Council of England: 2002 Writers' Awards Anthology. Featured in: The Forward Anthology, 1996/7. Guest Editorial, The Environmentalist (2002). The Gift - New Writing for the NHS (David Morley, Stride). 'The English Studies Book' (2nd edition; Rob Pope, Routledge, 2002). 'The Poet's View' (Gladys Mary Coles, Headland). 'Writers in Schools - Millennium Anthology' (Thurrock Council). 'An Idea of Bosnia' (Autumn House, 1996). 'War, Literature & the Arts' (2002, An International Journal of the Humanities). Public Art Journal - 'Anaesthesia or Synaesthesia?' (October, 1999). 'The FIAF Nitrate Book' (Imperial War Museum Publications, due 2002). 'Lost London - 2000 Years of London' (The Poetry Society & The Museum of London). 'The Bound Spiral' - 10 years' editorship. Various articles and papers on Philosophy, Science and the Environment.
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