Alessio Zanelli

Alessio Zanelli (b. 1963) is an Italian poet who has adopted English as his creative writing language.^[1] His poetry has been featured in more than 200 literary journals across 18 countries.

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 over 200 literary journals in 18 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]

• 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]

• 33 Poesie/33 Poems. Melegnano (Italy): Montedit. 2011. ISBN 978-8865870648.
• Ghiaccielo/Skyce (foreword by Michael Swan). Turin (Italy): Impremix. 2021. ISBN 978-8885572843.

• Amalgam. Allahabad (India): Cyberwit. 2021. ISBN 978-9390601929.^[8]

• 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]

• 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