Buffalo's Polish east-side neighborhoods and the Langfield Housing development, where he lived during most of his grade school years, figure prominently in the poems of his first poetry collection, The Buffalo Sequence. He graduated from Immaculate Heart of Mary School and then attended Kensington High School.
Buffalo's Polish east-side districts and the Langfield Housing project, where he resided during most of his elementary school years, play a significant role in the poems of his first poetry collection, The Buffalo Sequence. He completed his education at Immaculate Heart of Mary School before attending Kensington High School.