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Welcome to John Dorsey's Web Site - dedicated to America's famous poet! As a playwright, newspaper journalist, and screenwriter. John’s words have touched the hearts and minds of thousands. Once you've experienced his work, you'll see the world in new light and never be the same! About John Dorsey has been writing almost as long as he could pick up a pencil. Born in a military hospital in HI in 1976, Dorsey has been publishing since the early 1990's. He holds a B.F.A. in Writing for Film & Television from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has studied under such noted screenwriters as the late Charles Purpura, who wrote the "Heaven Help Us" starring Andrew McCarthy and "Satisfaction" starring Julia Roberts and Blake Snyder, who wrote "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!" starring Sylvester Stallone and "Blank Check" starring Karen Duffy. He has worked for producers such as Theron Fairchild of Artlander Productions of Los Angeles and Ned Stuart of Lang Syne Films of New York. He also wrote the treatment "Rodney" for the late Rodney Dangerfield at the comedian's request. He is the author of the successful off-Broadway play "Moon Magnets" which was produced by Paladin Music and Entertainment, Inc. in 2001 and ran at the Producers Club in New York City starring indie film personalities David M. Zuber and Rebecca Lovett. He has spent the last several years working as a newspaper journalist interviewing the likes of Ricki Lake and Ted Nugent. He has also been a finalist for the Chesterfield Film Writer's Project Fellowship. Perhaps best known as a poet, Dorsey is the author of "harvey keitel, harvey keitel, harvey keitel" with S.A. Griffin, who Co-Edited "The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry" and Scott Wannberg, Butcher Shop Press/Rose of Sharon Press/Temple of Man, 2005, "steal this imagination" rank stranger press, 2006, and "The Ghost of Helen Keller, Covert Press, 2008. He has read his work at a number of venues, including colleges and universities such the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, The University of Toledo, and Assumption College in Worcester, MA. In 2007, he was the Co-Editor of "Numbskull Sutra:The Selected, Collected, and Rejected Poems of S.A. Griffin" with David Smith for rank stranger press. In 2012, "Team Dorsey" went on tour for two weeks across the country sharing john's poetry to the masses. Produced by long time friend Chris Lance of Paladin Knight Entertainment, Ltd. and accompanied by intern/actor David Smith, the group took an Amtrak train to the west coast. John read in Sacramento, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, MO, and back to Toledo and Cleveland. John recently returned to screen writing full-time and is working on the romantic comedy "Love Scene". John's short "Buffalo diamonds" and “Missouri Loves Company” both in post production, were recently made into a full feature independent films by Producer/Director, Chris Lance of Paladin Knight Pictures, a division of Paladin Knight Entertainment, LLC. They are working together on several other independent films. The latest news on John’s current projects can be found on social media. His articles and publications are available from various publishers, including Paladin Knight Publishing.

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John Dorsey Available for readings, lectures and seminars. archerevans@yahoo.com Facebook