Frank Paino holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. 
His poems have appeared in a variety of literary publications, including: Crab Orchard Review, Catamaran, North American Review, World Literature Today, Gettysburg Review, Prairie Schooner, The Briar Cliff Review, Lake Effect, and the anthologies, The Face of Poetry, And Blue Will Rise Over Yellow, and Beyond Earth’s Edge: The Poetry of Spaceflight. Paino’s first two volumes of poetry were published by Cleveland State University Press. His third book, Obscura, was published by Orison Books in 2020. His chapbook, Pieta’, was selected by Saddiq Dzukogi as the winner of the 2023 Jacar Press Chapbook Competition and was published in November of 2023. Frank’s work has been recognized with an Individual Excellence Award from The Ohio Arts Council, a Pushcart Prize, and The Cleveland Arts Prize in Literature.