Meet the Poet
Amy Soricelli
Amy Soricelli is a lifelong resident of The Bronx and has been writing poetry for a long time. Along with being published in several small magazines, zines, and journals, her work also appears in a few anthologies. Additionally, she was recently nominated for the Best of the Net Award for a poem about the Boston Marathon bombing. When not writing poetry, Amy spends her time helping people land jobs. As an Assistant Vice President for a college, her main focus is assisting alumni with job placement and career planning. Not only has she been at this for almost 40 years, but she also is humbled and honored to have such a "cool job." Way back in the 70's Amy's professor at college was Billy Collins. He told her to "keep at it kid," and, well, she has. Read.