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Charles Anthony "Tony" Silvestri Ph.D. (born 1965 in Las Vegas, United States) is a poet and teacher living in Lawrence, Kansas. A history professor at Washburn University, he is best known as a poet and lyricist.

Early life
Silvestri attended Valley High School before studying at Loyola Marymount University from 1984–87 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in History. He then attended University of Southern California receiving a Master's degree in 1992, and later a Ph.D. in 1995.

Lyricist
Aditionally, his set of poems entitled The Pacific has been set to music by composer Costas Dafnis.