Noah Cicero



Noah Cicero (born 1980) is an American poet, novelist, and essayist.

Life
Cicero lives in Youngstown, Ohio. He is the author of six books of fiction. His stories, poetry, and essays have also been published extensively magazines such as Scarecrow, Brittle Star, Retort, Nth Position, Black Ice, Identity Theory, Prague Literary Review, and many others.

Some of his essays have been written in collaboration with Ohio journalist Bernice Mullins.

He is a former co-editor of 3:AM Magazine.

He is considered one of the most prominent and influential members of the alt lit community.

Writing
He has cited Sartre, Erskine Caldwell, and Richard Wright as central influences.

His essays are both political and philosophical in nature, sometimes using the tools of psychology and philosophy to crucify those political leaders or followers he sees as acting in bad faith.

Fiction

 * The Human War. Fugue State Press, 2003; London: Snowbooks, 2007 (as well as editions in Greek and German)
 * The Condemned. Six Gallery Press, 2006.
 * Burning Babies. Parlor Press, 2006.
 * Treatise. A-Head Publishing, 2008.
 * The Insurgent. Blatt, 2010.
 * Best Behavior. Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2011.

eBooks
The Living And The Dead. Bear Parade. Nosferatu. Bear Parade.

Anthologized

 * The Edgier Waters. London, Snowbooks, 2006.