Alessio Zanelli
Alessio Zanelli | |
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| Born | 1963 Cremona, Italy |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English (creative writing), Italian (native) |
Alessio Zanelli (b. 1963) is an Italian poet who has adopted English as his creative writing language.[1] His poetry has been featured in some 250 literary journals across 19 countries.
Life
[edit]Born in Cremona, Italy, Zanelli started writing poetry and flash fiction in English in the mid-1980s, having learned the language completely as an autodidact, which makes him a representative of modern exophony.
His work has appeared in about 250 literary magazines, in print and online, in 19 countries,[2] though mainly in the US and UK, whereas his books include six collections, two bilingual selections and a chapbook.[3][4]
He is the Italian Stanza Representative for The Poetry Society of London.[5]
Works
[edit]Poetry collections
[edit]- Loose Sheets. Leicester (UK): Upfront Publishing. 2002. ISBN 978-1-84-426025-6.
- Small Press Verse & Poeticonjectures. Philadelphia (USA): Xlibris. 2003. ISBN 978-1401068318.
- Straight Astray. Leicester (UK): Troubador Publishing. 2005. ISBN 978-1905237173.
- Over Misty Plains. Stoney Stanton (UK): Indigo Dreams Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-1907401602.
- The Secret Of Archery. London (UK): Greenwich Exchange. 2019. ISBN 978-1910996300.[6]
- The Invisible. London (UK): Greenwich Exchange. 2024. ISBN 978-1910996713.[7]
Bilingual poetry selections
[edit]- 33 Poesie/33 Poems. Melegnano (Italy): Montedit. 2011. ISBN 978-8865870648.
- Ghiaccielo/Skyce (foreword by Michael Swan). Turin (Italy): Impremix. 2021. ISBN 978-8885572843.
Poetry chapbooks
[edit]- Amalgam. Allahabad (India): Cyberwit. 2021. ISBN 978-9390601929.[8]
Recognition
[edit]- Poetry on the Lake Competition, 2007, judged by Carol Ann Duffy: Dreamskimmer (single poem) - Commended[9]
- The Poetry Society Members' Poems Competition, Spring 2010, judged by Penelope Shuttle: At A Loss (single poem) - Winner[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "A lezione di poesia (in inglese) con Alessio Zanelli" (in Italian). La Provincia (tabloid of Cremona). 19 May 2017.
- ^ The Poetry Society: author profile
- ^ Library of Congress: book listing
- ^ British Library: book listing
- ^ The Poetry Society: The Poetry Stanzas
- ^ "Review: The Secret of Archery, by Alessio Zanelli, Greenwich Exchange, 2019". Society of Classical Poets. 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Review: The Invisible, by Alessio Zanelli, Greenwich Exchange, 2024". London Grip. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Review: Amalgam, by Alessio Zanelli, Cyberwit, 2021". British Science Fiction Association. 2021.
- ^ "Poetry on the Lake International Competition". Poetry on the Lake.
- ^ "At a Loss – The Poetry Society: Poems". The Poetry Society.
External links
[edit]- Poets & Writers: author profile
- Poetry p f: author profile
- Italian Poetry: author profile (in Italian)
- An Interview with Alessio Zanelli, Alan Corkish, Spinozablue, 4 September 2008
- Author's homepage
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