Who's this guy?

Mr. John Bonanni has been teaching for ten years, with this as his eighth year at Nauset Middle School. A former special educator, Mr. Bonanni now teaches 8th grade ELA and coaches the cross-country team. He believes that human beings are their stories, and these stories have the power to shape how we view the world. A published writer himself, he also edits a literary journal for the Cape and Islands. He earned his B.A. in English and Communication from UMass Amherst, and his master's degree in Education from Bridgewater State University. His educational research can be found at the link below. In 2022, he earned a Master's of Fine Arts in Poetry through University of Nevada's low residency program at Lake Tahoe, where he studied with Brian Turner and Patricia Smith. Whether it's reading, writing, listening, or speaking, he looks forward to sharing a love of words with you!