The State of Creativity: An Interview With Joseph Maviglia

March 20, 2025         

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In a Cage of Sunlight features the selected works of poet, singer-songwriter and essayist Joseph Maviglia. It covers a period of 30 years of Maviglia’s work in different genres. From his early work in poetry to his engaging and energetic style in essay and prose, this selection also includes lyrics from his original song compositions and the details of music production and the cross-over of writing in various mediums.  READ HERE

The Lucky Seven Interview: Joseph Maviglia Talks Authenticity, Rhythm, and His Gritty New Novel

February 06, 2020

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Author Joseph Maviglia's new novel, The Sicilian Cowboys (Quattro Books), follows the story of Bobby DiRienzo, a young construction worker who flees to southern Italy after being involved in an on-site accident due to drug use.  READ HERE

Catching Up With Joseph Maviglia, Author Of “Critics Who Know Jack”

by Tony Morris/ Mirror Columnist

Joseph Maviglia is a singer-songwriter, poet, and essayist whose work has appeared in journals and media across North America and Europe. His tribute poem jazz dharma was commissioned the the CBC’s The Sunday Edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alan Ginseberg’s iconic poem "Howl." READ HERE

Canadian Bookseller, Poetry Corner: Winter Jazz by Joseph Maviglia

by Ronnie R. Brown

It is not surprising that Joseph Maviglia, singer-songwriter and performance poet, has chosen a musical title for his third full length collection of poetry.  Using a colloquial style reminiscent of the young Leonard Cohen, Maviglia allows the reader to travel with him along dark, often dangerous, streets and hear, through his words and cadences, the sultry rhythms and music of his world.  READ HERE

A God Hangs Upside Down by Joseph Maviglia

By Cindy Waxer

Poet and singer-songwriter Joseph Maviglia's collection of poems will make you scratch your head in contemplation of men who are stereotypically known for their street machismo. A God Hangs Upside Down, Maviglia's first full-length collection, dignifies the immigrant Italian construction worker and renders his catcalls "cantos".  Maviglia, drawing from his own experiences as a construction worker, poeticizes the passion, determination and struggle experienced by the men who built North America's cities and contributed greatly to its cultural mosaic. READ HERE