American Poets Abroad

Marc Alan Di Martino, editor of this blog, poet and translator, is based in Rome, Italy. His work can also be read in BigCityLit, Best Poem, The New Formalist and in the American. He is looking for a publisher for a book length poem inspired by a midtown Manhattan falafel maven and Lord Byron.

Alexander Booth, a dual US/German citizen, currently lives and works in Bayreuth, Germany. alexander.m.booth@googlemail.com

Lenore Rosenberg writes, teaches and translates in Rome. She lives in
Trastevere with her daughter, avocado plants, two cats and too many books. lenore.rosenberg@gmail.com

Mike Stocks lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the editor of Anon. His website is http://www.mikestocks.com/

A. de Paoli grew up in Pennsylvania, learned to hike the woods and paint. Studied a bit of biology, philosophy then moved on to New York for a few years to continue painting and studying film and math. He has traveled around; brief sojourns in Paris, Milan and then on to Rome. He paints wildlife and writes. His website is http://www.nefila.com/

Adam Penna’s poems have appeared in magazines and journals, including Abbey, Bellowing Ark, Cimarron Review and Verse Daily. He teaches at Suffolk County Community College and lives in East Moriches, NY with his wife. He is the editor of Best Poem.

Justin Nicholes has had his work published in Luna Negra and Karamu, and his book Ash Dogs is forthcoming from Another Sky Press. He has an MFA from Wichita State. He lives in China.

Steve Klepetar was born to Holocaust survivors in Shanghai, China. His work has appeared in many journals and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web.

Brenna Moloney was born in New Mexico and grew up in Northern Michigan. She has lived in Korea and Budapest and now lives in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her poetry has appeared in The Rhino, As Is and The Laureate.

Brenna Dugan spent nearly four years in China where she was a teacher and editor. She recently returned to the United States where she is working on a master’s degree in literature. Her poems have been published in literary magazines such as Italics and Flatlands.

Gale Acuff has had poetry published in Ascent, Ohio Journal, South Carolina Review, Santa Barbara Review, Florida Review, Maryland Poetry Review, Worcester Review, Defined Providence, Poem, South Dakota Review, and many other journals. He has written two books of poetry: Buffalo Nickel (BrickHouse Press, 2004), and The Weight of the World (BrickHouse, 2006). He has taught university English in the US, China, and the Palestinian West Bank. He lives in the United States, between jobs.

Meredith Vallee was born and raised in Coventry, Rhode Island. Upon graduation
from high school she entered Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia where she
studied English and Creative Writing. She bore witness to the tragic events of
April 16, 2007, in which 32 students and professors lost their lives at the
hand of a disturbed, fellow English major. Since that event, most of her poetry
has focused on the public response to the shooting, especially the media, as
well as the suffering of those all over the world.
Meredith hopes to re-enter Virginia Tech as a graduate student and purse her MFA
in Creative Writing, or an MA in English in order to become a college professor.

Matthew Lubin is a New Jersey native who packed his things to find adventure in China, where he has lived since 2005. He is currently professor of academic writing at Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School.