Carlo Parcelli

Carlo Parcelli was a long time fixture on the poetry scene in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, and was an editor with FlashPoint Magazine. Three of his collections have been published. He was interested in performance, specifically performing monologues from his latest collection, The Canaanite Gospel: A Meditation on Empire: 88 Monologues, in which he appears in full first century Judean costume. He staged selections of the monologues at the Boog Poetry Festival, the Bowery Poetry Club, Busboys and Poets, the Writer's Center, Kensington Bookshop, Bloombars, and many other venues. Though many of his Gospel monologues are humorous, the dramatic pieces have been described as "surprisingly moving". His works have appeared in a number of magazines including Exquisite Corpse, Gargoyle, Wordwright, Aleph, and FlashPoint. The painted portrait is by Carollyn James.

Carlo Parcelli died at the age of seventy-seven on November 5, 2025.