Franco Cardiello
is a confessional poet from New York. Self-reflection journals explore the
complexities of love, mental health,
his childhood, spiritual wandering,
and a search for inner calm.
Writing started as a young child to
help process traumatic events and analyze people, which evolved into his psychology studies. Self–reflections chiefly aim toward self–improvement,
so Franco doesn't shy away from admitting his flaws and mistakes.
Personal stories are emotional and
honest as they sway between gritty
and tender. Critics agree that his
books bleed, and readers cannot help
but self-reflect on their own
experiences.
After living in the juvenile justice
system, Franco earned his master’s in clinical social work and adolescent and family therapy from Fordham University. As a licensed counselor,
Franco often utilizes journaling with clients because written self-reflections help manage complex emotions and
gain deeper understandings of
troubling experiences.
From tutoring college students,
coaching adults, and facilitating groups in juvenile jails, Franco is a strong believer and advocate for the power
of cathartic writing. This technique
fosters education, communication, empathy, and personal development. He began intuitive cathartic writing
as a boy, studied both writing and psychology for many years, taught
the techniques, and then began publishing his past journals many
years later.
Some of his earliest poems were
published in Soul-Lit, Down in the Dirt, Nine Muses, Literary Yard, Scars, and
U City Review. Selected titles were chosen for spotlight winners, for the
“Outside The Box” anthology, and for
the “Existential Threats” anthology.
But Franco didn't publish his late
adolescent diaries until more than a decade after they were written. So he decided to backtrack his writing and publish the books chronologically
to depict his overarching personal development. Therefore, after three decades of journaling, a prolific collection is forthcoming.
Two upcoming books, Rip Her Out
of Me, and Getting Through the Night,
will publish in 2026 to finalize his
series on broken hearts. His next
2-book-series, releasing in 2027,
discusses his childhood. And lastly,
his novel, Everything’s Crooked, plans
publication for autumn of 2028.
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