Lenny DellaRocca

Poet

Delray Beach, FL

Florida US

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Author's Bio

Lenny DellaRocca has had poetry in literary magazines since 1980. His latest book, Pandemonium won the 2025 Slipsteam Chapbook Competition. His latest full-length is Festival of Dangerous Ideas (2019, Unsolicited Press). A twice Pushcart Prize nominee, he is Founder and orignal publisher/editor of South Florida Poetry Journal-SoFloPoJo-www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com

DellaRocca, along with Jeff Santosuosso is co-founder/editor of a 12 Poets.

Publications & Prizes

Books:

Pandemonium (Slipstream Press, 2025)

Things I See in the Fire (YellowJacket Press, 2020)

Festival of Dangeorus Ideas (Unsolicited Press, 2019)

The Sleep Talker (NightBallet Press, 2018)

Blood and Gypsies (Anaphora Literary Press, 2018)

Journals:

Long Island Quarterly

Seattle Review

The Prose-Poem Project

Xconnect

Prizes won:

2017 Yellow Jacket Chapbook Contest

2025 SlipStream Press Chapbook Contest

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Bayshore

Raised in:

Hollywood, FL

Florida

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Last update: Apr 16, 2026