Alessio Zanelli Explained

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

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

Poetry collections

• Book: Loose Sheets. Upfront Publishing. Leicester (UK). 2002. 978-1-84-426025-6.
• Book: Small Press Verse & Poeticonjectures. Xlibris. Philadelphia (USA). 2003. 978-1401068318.
• Book: Straight Astray. Troubador Publishing. Leicester (UK). 2005. 978-1905237173.
• Book: Over Misty Plains. Indigo Dreams Publishing. Stoney Stanton (UK). 2012. 978-1907401602.
• Book: The Secret Of Archery. Greenwich Exchange. London (UK). 2019. 978-1910996300. ^[6]
• Book: The Invisible. Greenwich Exchange. London (UK). 2024. 978-1910996713. ^[7]

Bilingual poetry selections

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

Poetry chapbooks

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

Recognition

• 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]

External links

• 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

Notes and References

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