[1] He graduated from Columbia University with a master's degree in Comparative Literature and has written and published various books on poetry of which include Memories of Human Hands and A Dream of Angels.

In 1983 his play Rockaway Boulevard was reviewed by Michiko Kakutani[2] in The New York Times and she wrote,"Vetere demonstrates the ability to mix the poetic with the colloquial."

was aired on television by A&E General Motors Plays' Theater Series, starring Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Anderson with an introduction by Lauren Bacall Vetere's Off Broadway production of The Marriage Fool was made into a CBS television movie starring Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, John Stamos, and Teri Polo and it was the highest rated TV movie in 1998.

Veter's Off Broadway production of How To Go On A Date In Queens was made into a movie with a cast of comedic actors such as: Jason Alexander, Kimberly Willams, Ron Perlman, and Rob Estes.

Followed by a film produced by Francis Ford Coppola, directed by Agnieska Holland, starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche, released in April 2000.