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Maria Lisella [1]

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Poet
First name: 
Maria
Last name: 
Lisella
Email address: 
MLJourneys@aol.com [2]
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Email: 
MLJourneys@aol.com [2]
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 2015-2018 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 co-curates the Italian American Writers Association readings, is a charter member of brevitas and is the newest Queens Poet Laureate 2015-2018. She is an award-winning travel writer and editor who is currently USA TODAY's New York expert.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
Italian
Born in: 
Jamaica
Raised in: 
Queens and Long Island, NY
Website: 
http://about.me/marialisella [3]
Prizes won: 

Queens Poet Laureate, 2015-2018
http://queensbp.org/maria-lisella-is-the-new-queens-poet-laureate/ [4]

Public address: 
21-10 33rd Road, Suite 7-C
Astoria, NY 11106
Private address: 
21-10 33rd Road, Suite 7-C
Astoria, NY 11106
United States
New York
Old directory profile node: 
Maria Lisella [5]
Additional links: 
Review: Thieves in the Family (Paterson Literary Review) [6]
Review: Don't Steal Grandmother's Chinese Bulbs (At the Inkwell) [7]
CUNY-TV Italics: Interview (Italics) [8]
Raising Poetry's Profile (i-italy.org) [9]
Review: Thieves in the Family (Marcantonia.blogspot.com) [10]
In memoriam: 
Identifies as: 
Italian American [11]
Prefers to work with: 
Any [12]
Source URL: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maria_lisella#comment-0

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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maria_lisella
[2] mailto:MLJourneys@aol.com
[3] http://about.me/marialisella
[4] http://queensbp.org/maria-lisella-is-the-new-queens-poet-laureate/
[5] https://www.pw.org/content/maria_lisella
[6] http://www.patersonliteraryreview.com/reviews15/
[7] http://attheinkwell.com/dont-steal-grandmothers-chinese-bulbs/
[8] http://www.cuny.tv/show/italics/PR2004352
[9] http://www.iitaly.org/39864/raising-poetrys-profile
[10] http://marcantoniana.blogspot.com/2015/09/thieves-in-family-maria-lisella.html#comment-form
[11] https://www.pw.org/category/directory_identity_values/16006
[12] https://www.pw.org/category/directory_groups_working_with/16036