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Alessio Zanelli is an Italian poet who has adopted English as his creative writing language. His poetry has been featured in more than 200 literary journals across 17 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.

His work has appeared in over 200 literary journals in 17 countries, though mainly in the USA and in the UK, whereas his books include five collections, two bilingual selections and a chapbook. He is the Italian Stanza Representative for The Poetry Society of London.

Recognition

 * Poetry on the Lake Competition, 2007, judged by Carol Ann Duffy: Dreamskimmer (single poem)
 * The Poetry Society Members' Poems Competition, Spring 2010, judged by Penelope Shuttle: At A Loss (single poem) - Winner