Famà, Maria: - MARIA FAMÀ is the author of eight books of poetry. Her work appears in numerous publications and has been anthologized. Famà has read her poetry in many cities across the United States, read one of her short stories on National Public Radio, and recorded her poetry for CD compilations of music and poetry. Maria Famà did her undergraduate and graduate work in History at Temple University. She appears in the film documentaries, "Prisoners Among Us," "Pipes of Peace," and "La Mia Strada: My Way," reading her poems. She was awarded the Aniello Lauri Award for Creative Writing in 2003 and 2005. In 2008, she was awarded the Amy Tritsch Needle Award for Poetry. In 2018, Famà won second prize in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. In 2019, she received the Petracca Award for her poetry. Her latest books are: The Good for the Good, published by Bordighera Press in 2019; Other Nations: an animal journal, published by Pearlsong Press in 2017; and Mystics in the Family, published in 2013 by Bordighera Press. Maria Famà lives and works in Philadelphia.