Gabriella M. Belfiglio

Poet

Brooklyn, NY
New York US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
www.gabriellabelfiglio.info

Author's Bio

Gabriella M. Belfiglio (she/they) is a queer, Italian-American poet.  Belfiglio has been widely published in anthologies and journals.  Belfiglio's poetry collection, The Fig Thief was published by Guernica World Editons in 2025.  She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Education: 
American University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Headcase: LBGTQ Writers and Artists on Mental Health and Wellness (Oxford University Press, 2019)
,
The Careless Embrace of the Boneshaker (Great weather for MEDIA, 2016)
,
Avanti Popolo: Italian American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus (Manic D Press, 2008)
Book:
The Fig Thief (Guernica Editions, 2025)
Journals:
Avalon Literary Review
,
Caveat Lector
,
Chiron Review
,
Eclectica
,
Gravida
,
Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal
,
Ibbetson Street
,
Iodine Poetry Journal
,
Lambda Literary
,
Lips
,
Literary Mama
,
Monterey Poetry Review
,
Mutha Magazine
,
Nomad's Choir
,
Pinyon Poetry
,
Potomac Review
,
Radius
,
Red Rock Review
,
Roanoke Review
,
Sanskrit Review
,
Scarlet Literary Magazine
,
Shanghai Literary Review
,
Silver Apples Magazine
,
Silver Birch Press
,
Slant: A Journal of Poetry
,
The Centrifugal Eye
,
The Evansville Review
,
Twin Bird Review
,
Typehouse Literary Magazine
,
Voices in Italian Americana
,
Wild Violet
Prizes won: 

W.B. Yeats Poetry Contest Award

 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
(unfair question!) Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Toni Morrison, June Jordan, Kim Addonizio, Sylvia Plath, Marilyn Hacker, Barbara Kingslover, Rita Dove, Danez Smith, Ross Gay, Emily Dickinson, Wislawa Szymborska, Sharon Olds, etc etc
What I'm reading now: 
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
Raised in: 
Brooklyn, NY
New York
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Last update: Oct 28, 2026