Maria Anita Stefanelli

Maria Anita Stefanelli is Associate Professor of Anglo-American Literature at Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy. Her research in Beat literature is expressed by City Lights: Pocket Poets and Poet Books (Palermo-Roma: Ila Palma, 2004), while Kenneth Patchen: forme spettacolari (Roma: Aracne, 2008) reveals her interest in a poet admired by many beat writers.