caption movement birth_place influences name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
paul fericano stoogism , new american poets san francisco , california , united states joseph jonathan swift , paul lawrence dunbar , gertrude stein , heller the three stooges , william carlos williams , john keats , , denise levertov , dick gregory , daffy duck jack kerouac , charlie chase , paul fericano 16 january 1951 paul fericano
 paul francis fericano writer , poet , satirist
paul fericano

san francisco native paul fericano -lrb- born january 16 , 1951 -rrb- is a u.s. poet , writer , and satirist .
his stand-up poetry and controversial satires have been brought to the public 's attention since 1971 mostly through the dedicated efforts of independent publishers and a loyal group of readers .
he also is the director of safenet -lrb- under the nonprofit instruments of peace -rrb- , a program that offers help to survivors of clergy sexual abuse with a primary focus on the healing process .
fericano publicly revealed he was a survivor of clergy sexual abuse in 1993 .
he attended st. anthony 's seminary in 1965 , a vocational high school for young boys studying for the priesthood operated by the franciscans of the province of st. barbara in santa barbara , california .
