Elisa Biagini received a PhD from Rutgers University, USA. She has published seven poetry collections: L’Ospite (Einaudi, 2004), Fiato. parole per musica (D’If, 2006), Nel Bosco (Einaudi, 2007), The Guest in the Wood (Chelsea editions, 2013 / 2014 Best Translated Book Award), Da una crepa (Einaudi, 2014), The Plant of Dreaming ( Xenos books, 2017), and Depuis une fissure (Cadastre8zero, 2018/Prix Nunc 2018). She has been invited to several poetry festivals, and her poems have been translated into English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Japanese, Slovak, Arabic, Serbian and Russian. Biagini has also collaborated with musicians, artists and choreographers; and has presented many installation projects. Biagini lives and teaches Writing at the New York University in Florence, Italy. www.elisabiagini.it