Alessio Zanelli

Italian poet

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.

## Life

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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]

## Works

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### Poetry collections

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* 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

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* 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

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

## Recognition

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* 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

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1. ^ "A lezione di poesia (in inglese) con Alessio Zanelli" (in Italian). La Provincia (tabloid of Cremona). 19 May 2017.
2. ^ The Poetry Society: author profile
3. ^ Library of Congress: book listing
4. ^ British Library: book listing
5. ^ The Poetry Society: The Poetry Stanzas
6. ^ "Review: The Secret of Archery, by Alessio Zanelli, Greenwich Exchange, 2019". Society of Classical Poets. 21 December 2019.
7. ^ "Review: The Invisible, by Alessio Zanelli, Greenwich Exchange, 2024". London Grip. 26 March 2024.
8. ^ "Review: Amalgam, by Alessio Zanelli, Cyberwit, 2021". British Science Fiction Association. 2021.
9. ^ "Poetry on the Lake International Competition". Poetry on the Lake.
10. ^ "At a Loss – The Poetry Society: Poems". The Poetry Society.

## External links

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* 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

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* United States