Alessio Zanelli
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| Born | 1963 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Citizenship | Italy |
| Occupation | Poet |
Alessio Zanelli (born 1963) is an Italian poet who has adopted English as his creative-writing language,[1] best known for his collection The Secret Of Archery.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
His poems have appeared in over 200 literary journals in 17 countries,[6][7] though mainly in the USA and in the UK. He has published five collections, two bilingual selections and a chapbook of poetry, which are all included in the Library of Congress (USA),[8] in the British Library (UK)[9] and in the National Poetry Library (UK).[10]
He is the Italian Stanza Representative[11] for The Poetry Society of London.
Awards[edit]
- Poetry on the Lake Competition, 2007, judged by Carol Ann Duffy: Dreamskimmer (single poem) - Highly Commended[12]
- London Book Festival, 2008: Straight Astray (Troubador Publishing, 2005) - Honorable Mention[13]
- The Poetry Society Members' Poems Competition, 2010, judged by Penelope Shuttle: At A Loss (single poem) - Winner[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Interview by Jery Rogers". Artemis Journal. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "The Secret Of Archery". Greenwich Exchange. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Review: The Secret Of Archery by Alessio Zanelli". Quadrant. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Review: The Secret Of Archery by Alessio Zanelli". Authors & Books. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Interview by Alan Corkish". Spinozablue Journal. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Author profile". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Magazines". Official website. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Book listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Book listing". British Library. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Book listing". National Poetry Library. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Poetry Stanzas". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Poetry on the Lake Competition". Poetry on yhe Lake. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Competition Results (2008)". London Book Festival. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Members' Poems Competition Winning Poem (2010)". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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