About the Author

Maria Lisella's work appears in Amore on Hope Street (Finishing Line Press) and Two Naked Feet (Poets Wear Prada). Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals in print and online including Fox Chase Review, Liqueur 44 (France), New Verse News, The New York Quarterly, The Paterson Literary Review, and Skidrow Penthouse. She is the co-curator for the Italian American Writers Association readings at Cornelia St. Café and Sidewalk Café. She lives in Long Island City with her husband Gil Fagiani, a poet, translator and writer.