About the Author
Glenn D’Alessio lives in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, where his life and work are shaped by a deep connection to craft, landscape, and lived experience. A poet and carpenter, he brings the discipline of building into his writing, measuring, shaping, and assembling language with care and intention.
His early introduction to poetry began at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake, New York, where he first encountered the rhythms and influences of the Beat poets. Around that same time, a class in short fiction expanded his sense of storytelling and observation, helping to shape the quiet precision that defines his voice today. During the summer of 1971, Glenn lived simply in a homemade lean-to at Caulkin’s Creek in the Adirondacks. It was there, alongside his first dog, Seico, a white dog marked by a ring around one eye and her tail, that he experienced a kind of clarity and companionship that would remain with him for life. Since then, he has never been without a dog.
That enduring bond finds one of its fullest expressions in Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog, a collection inspired by his rat terrier, Elroy. Through tanka and free verse, the poems capture moments of humor, companionship, aging, and quiet understanding, offering a gentle, unguarded portrait of the relationship between human and animal.
His poetry more broadly reflects a lifelong engagement with labor and environment, from framing houses and working with wood to considering the broader impact of how we build and inhabit space. Themes of memory, family, craftsmanship, and the natural world run throughout his work, often grounded in small, precise details that reveal something larger beneath the surface. Whether writing about the weight of tools, the passage of time held in a board’s grain, or the quiet presence of those who came before, Glenn’s work seeks to uncover the structures, both physical and emotional, that shape human experience.
Glenn D’Alessio‘s poems have appeared in a diverse range of print and digital journals, including The Sahara, Sparrow Grass anthologies, Cellar Roots, Ballard Street Poetry Journal, Borderlands, and The Virgogray Press: Chapbook Edition. Online, his poetry was featured in the May 2015 Blotterature Ekphrastic Issue.
His chapbook, In My Sea Cliff Years of Innocence, was published in 2014 by Finishing Line Press. His other published volumes include A Carpenter’s Building: Homes for His Poems and Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog. More of his poetry is forthcoming in the New Hampshire Poetry Society’s anthology, You Must Remember This, as well as a speculative anthology of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and alternative history by New Dawn Unlimited, alongside other upcoming collections.
I Recommend & Literary Connections
Supporting fellow writers and independent literary spaces is the heartbeat of the poetry community. I highly recommend exploring the work of these wonderful creators and publications:
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Barbara Leonhard (Email: meelosmom@gmail.com) — Poet, author of Three-Penny Memories and The Lost Book of Zeroth, and a generous voice in the indie poetry community.
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MasticadoresUSA — A vibrant digital literary magazine showcasing an incredible array of international writers, edited by Barbara Leonhard. Visit Magazine
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FEED THE HOLY — Barbara’s dedicated literary journal focused on evocative, resonant writing and artistic spaces. Visit Journal
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Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver — Barbara’s personal blog, serving as a bright space for poetry, community highlights, and creative reflections. Visit Blog
- Glenn’s Featured Page: You can find the feature for Between Merwin and Greger: Overtones of Poetry directly on the MasticadoresUSA Main Feed.
About the Author
Glenn D’Alessio lives in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, where his life and work are shaped by a deep connection to craft, landscape, and lived experience. A poet and carpenter, he brings the discipline of building into his writing, measuring, shaping, and assembling language with care and intention.
His early introduction to poetry began at North Country Community College in Saranac Lake, New York, where he first encountered the rhythms and influences of the Beat poets. Around that same time, a class in short fiction expanded his sense of storytelling and observation, helping to shape the quiet precision that defines his voice today. During the summer of 1971, Glenn lived simply in a homemade lean-to at Caulkin’s Creek in the Adirondacks. It was there, alongside his first dog, Seico, a white dog marked by a ring around one eye and her tail, that he experienced a kind of clarity and companionship that would remain with him for life. Since then, he has never been without a dog.
That enduring bond finds one of its fullest expressions in Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog, a collection inspired by his rat terrier, Elroy. Through tanka and free verse, the poems capture moments of humor, companionship, aging, and quiet understanding, offering a gentle, unguarded portrait of the relationship between human and animal.
His poetry more broadly reflects a lifelong engagement with labor and environment, from framing houses and working with wood to considering the broader impact of how we build and inhabit space. Themes of memory, family, craftsmanship, and the natural world run throughout his work, often grounded in small, precise details that reveal something larger beneath the surface. Whether writing about the weight of tools, the passage of time held in a board’s grain, or the quiet presence of those who came before, Glenn’s work seeks to uncover the structures, both physical and emotional, that shape human experience.
Glenn D’Alessio‘s poems have appeared in a diverse range of print and digital journals, including The Sahara, Sparrow Grass anthologies, Cellar Roots, Ballard Street Poetry Journal, Borderlands, and The Virgogray Press: Chapbook Edition. Online, his poetry was featured in the May 2015 Blotterature Ekphrastic Issue.
His chapbook, In My Sea Cliff Years of Innocence, was published in 2014 by Finishing Line Press. His other published volumes include A Carpenter’s Building: Homes for His Poems and Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog. More of his poetry is forthcoming in the New Hampshire Poetry Society’s anthology, You Must Remember This, as well as a speculative anthology of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and alternative history by New Dawn Unlimited, alongside other upcoming collections.
I Recommend & Literary Connections
Supporting fellow writers and independent literary spaces is the heartbeat of the poetry community. I highly recommend exploring the work of these wonderful creators and publications:
-
Barbara Leonhard (Email: meelosmom@gmail.com) — Poet, author of Three-Penny Memories and The Lost Book of Zeroth, and a generous voice in the indie poetry community.
-
MasticadoresUSA — A vibrant digital literary magazine showcasing an incredible array of international writers, edited by Barbara Leonhard. Visit Magazine
-
FEED THE HOLY — Barbara’s dedicated literary journal focused on evocative, resonant writing and artistic spaces. Visit Journal
-
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver — Barbara’s personal blog, serving as a bright space for poetry, community highlights, and creative reflections. Visit Blog
- Glenn’s Featured Page: You can find the feature for Between Merwin and Greger: Overtones of Poetry directly on the MasticadoresUSA Main Feed.