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 different 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 17 countries,^[2] though mainly in the USA and in the 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

• 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

• 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

• Amalgam. Allahabad (India): Cyberwit. 2021. ISBN 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]