Alessio Zanelli
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Alessio Zanelli | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Notable works | The Secret of Archery, The Invisible |
Alessio Zanelli is an Italian poet who writes in English.[1] His work has appeared in literary magazines in several countries, and The Poetry Society describes him as an Italian writer in English whose poems have appeared in more than 250 journals from 20 countries.[2]
Life and work
[edit]Zanelli was born in Cremona, Italy.[3] He writes poetry in English rather than Italian, his native language.[3] World Literature Today has described him as Italian by birth and as a writer who adopted English as his writing language.[4]
His poems have appeared in publications including World Literature Today, California Quarterly, Chiron Review, Concho River Review, Italian Americana, The Lyric, Main Street Rag, Poesia and Potomac Review.[4] His poem "The Castaway" was published by World Literature Today in 2011.[4] His poem "The Finite Prairies Under Boundless Skies" was published by the Society of Classical Poets in 2018.[5]
His books include six poetry collections, two bilingual selections and a chapbook.[2] His sixth collection, The Invisible, was published by Greenwich Exchange in 2024.[2]
Zanelli has also been associated with The Poetry Society's international Stanza network; the society lists a Cremona and online Italy Stanza among its international groups.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Zanelli's poetry has received attention in literary and poetry-review publications. Reviewing The Secret of Archery for the Society of Classical Poets, James Sale described Zanelli as technically accomplished, especially in his formal poems, while also offering a mixed assessment of the collection's free verse and emotional distance.[7] Lynn Woollacott, reviewing the same collection for Amethyst Review, discussed the book's use of landscape, memory, running, mortality and reflective imagery.[8]
His chapbook Amalgam was reviewed by Allen Ashley for the British Science Fiction Association, who noted its range of previously published poems, its shaped-poem techniques and its mixture of speculative, historical and contemporary references.[9] The Invisible was reviewed in London Grip Poetry Review in 2024.[10]
Works
[edit]Poetry collections
[edit]- Zanelli, Alessio (2002). Loose Sheets. Leicester: Upfront Publishing. ISBN 978-1844260256.
- Zanelli, Alessio (2003). Small Press Verse & Poeticonjectures. Philadelphia: Xlibris. ISBN 978-1401068318.
- Zanelli, Alessio (2005). Straight Astray. Leicester: Troubador Publishing. ISBN 978-1905237173.
- Zanelli, Alessio (2012). Over Misty Plains. Stoney Stanton: Indigo Dreams Publishing. ISBN 978-1907401602.
- Zanelli, Alessio (2019). The Secret of Archery. London: Greenwich Exchange. ISBN 978-1910996300.[7][8]
- Zanelli, Alessio (2024). The Invisible. London: Greenwich Exchange. ISBN 978-1910996713.[10]
Bilingual poetry selections
[edit]- Zanelli, Alessio (2011). 33 Poesie/33 Poems. Melegnano: Montedit. ISBN 978-8865870648.
- Zanelli, Alessio (2021). Ghiaccielo/Skyce. Turin: Impremix. ISBN 978-8885572843.
Poetry chapbooks
[edit]- Zanelli, Alessio (2021). Amalgam. Allahabad: Cyberwit. ISBN 978-9390601929.[9]
Recognition
[edit]Zanelli's poem "At a Loss" won The Poetry Society's Poetry News Members' Poems competition on the theme "Dangerous Sports", judged by Penelope Shuttle.[11] His poem "Presence" was a winning entry in the Winter 2025 Members' Poems competition, on the theme "A nose loses its face".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "A lezione di poesia (in inglese) con Alessio Zanelli". La Provincia (in Italian). 19 May 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alessio Zanelli". The Poetry Society.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alessio Zanelli". Italian Poetry (in Italian).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alessio Zanelli". World Literature Today.
- ^ "The Finite Prairies Under Boundless Skies by Alessio Zanelli". Society of Classical Poets. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Poetry Society Stanzas". The Poetry Society.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sale, James (21 December 2019). "Review: The Secrets of Archery, by Alessio Zanelli, Greenwich Exchange, 2019". Society of Classical Poets.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Woollacott, Lynn (17 May 2020). "The Secret of Archery by Alessio Zanelli – review by Lynn Woollacott". Amethyst Review.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ashley, Allen (2021). "Review - Amalgam by Alessio Zanelli". British Science Fiction Association.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lucas, John (26 March 2024). "London Grip Poetry Review: Alessio Zanelli and Alamgir Hashmi". London Grip.
- ^ "At a Loss". The Poetry Society.
- ^ "Presence". The Poetry Society. 8 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Alessio Zanelli at Poets & Writers
- Alessio Zanelli at The Poetry Society
- Alessio Zanelli at World Literature Today
- Alessio Zanelli at Italian Poetry
