he founder of Evolution Publishing and Manufacturing, Claudio was born in Philadelphia in 1971. His first published work, written while in his early 20's, was an epic poem entitled the Laviniad , based on classical legends of the founding of Rome. He next turned his attention to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania dialectology, authoring three books which have been featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network's About Books . Current projects include serving as series editor for the American Language Reprint series (a collection of early American Indian vocabularies), and writing a local opinion column for the Bucks County Courier Times. laudio holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from Haverford College, and his non-professional interests include hiking, music, politics, zoology, horticulture, and the Latin Mass (Tridentine Rite). He is also a composer and songwriter. A traditionalist at heart, his work touches on themes such as history, nature, science, and Catholic theology. native of North Philadelphia, Claudio now resides in the nearby suburb of Feasterville, Bucks County. Featured works Literature Excerpt from the epic poem The Laviniad (1994) Poems from the collection On Neshaminy's Banks On Neshaminy's Banks Three Latin Quatrains Behold the Lowly Mushroom A Day of Creation Prayer for Constancy In Memory of Christina Rossetti Excerpt from the Lives of the Alban Kings Excerpt from the romance Warlock Remarks prepared for the 1993 meeting of the Philadelphia Classical Society Splitting the Indifference Opinion pieces for the Bucks County Courier Times (outside links) Don't Trust Anyone over 30 60 Turn on, Tune in, and Pay Attention! Third Graders of the World, Unite! Digital Art The Holy Spirit Descending on Literature Music Overture from The Latins Concertino for Harpsichord, Flute and Orchestra Excerpts from The Cyraleian Suite The Youghiogheny from The Rivers of Pennsylvania Arabesque Guitar #6: "Russian" Rich Man's Rag

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