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Maria Lisella [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
21-10 33rd Road, Suite 7-C
Astoria, NY 11106
Email: 
MLJourneys@aol.com
Phone: 
(718) 777-1178
Bio: 

Native New Yorker, and Queens born and bred, Maria Lisella is the sixth winner in the competition for Queens Poet Laureate 2015-2019 and the first Italian American. She is the author of the collection, Thieves in the Family (NYQ Books), and two chapbooks Amore on Hope Street (Finishing Line Press) and Two Naked Feet (Poets Wear Prada). She curates the Italian American Writers Association readings, is a charter member of brevitas and is the newest Queens Poet Laureate 2015-2019. She is an award-winning travel writer and editor who contributes to The Jerusalem Post, USA TODAY as a New York expert and to the bilingual La Voce di New York.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
Italian
Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/marialisella?lang=en
Born in: 
Jamaica, NY
New York
Raised in: 
Queens and Long Island, NY
New York
RSS feed: 
https://marialisella.contently.com/ [2]
Website: 
http://about.me/marialisella [3]
Prizes won: 

Queens Poet Laureate, 2015-2019 http://queensbp.org/maria-lisella-is-the...

Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any

Source URL: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maria_lisella

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maria_lisella
[2] https://marialisella.contently.com/
[3] http://about.me/marialisella