Rose Romano

Rose Romano
Born	Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	Vendetta (1992) The Wop Factor (1994)

Rose Romano is an American poet and editor. She formerly edited the journal la bella figura, which promoted the work of women poets; subsequently she edited an anthology of poems that had appeared in the journal. She is the author of several volumes of poetry, and her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.

Life

Romano was born in Brooklyn. As the grandchild of immigrants from Sicily and Naples, she often writes on Italian-American themes, and on the intersection of Italian-American and sexual identities.

Her first two books, Vendetta (1992) and The Wop Factor (1994), have been widely used in women's literature and multicultural studies courses. As the editor of malafemmina press, she has published chapbooks by a number of Italian-American women poets, including Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Maria Fama, Carmela Delia Lanza, Rina Ferrarelli, and Lenore Baeli Wang. In 1988, as Italian-American literature experienced something of a "renaissance," Romano reasoned that perhaps Italian Americans had finally become "American enough that we can afford to be Italian." Through her poetry and editing, Romano became a key figure in the newly developing field of Italian-American lesbian and feminist writing.

Works

• Vendetta San Francisco, Calif.: Malafemmina Press, 1992. OCLC 24317257
• La Bella Figura 1988-1992: A Choice Malafemmina Press, 1993. OCLC 779967655
• The Wop Factor Malafemmina Press, 1994. OCLC 779967653
• Neither Seen Nor Heard Malafemmina Press, 2016. ISBN 9791220010610
• You'll Never Have Me Like You Want Me Malafemmina Press, 2016. ISBN 9791220009928
• Beyond the Leash (2017)

External links

• Rose Romano at Poets & Writers
• malafemmina press
• Guida, George (2014). "Italian American Poetry Today: An Appreciation in Progress".