Last Updated on January 5, 2025
No matter how many countries Maria Lisella has visited (62), this native New Yorker finds the world at her doorstep in Queens, New York where its residents speak 149 languages.
Her wanderlust began as an undergraduate when she enrolled in a Study Abroad program to Italy. It was a trip to heal a broken heart and also led to a career in travel writing. Maria been a New York Expert for USA Today, Europe editor for Travel Agent Magazine and Travel Market Report, has written advertorials for NYC & Company, AFAR, Travel + Leisure, Wells Fargo Conversations, among others. She now contributes features to La Voce di New York and The Jerusalem Post.
The Queens Poet Laureate, and an Academy of American Poets fellow, she curates the Italian American Writers Association literary series. She is also the poetry editor for VIA: Voices in Italian Americana.
Her poetry is often based on outtakes of her official assignments. “When traveling, people don’t expect to ever see you again so they share their stories,” says Maria.
Maria Lisella is now taking to the small stage doing stand-up comedy now and then mostly about death and dying.
Her book Thieves in the Family has been described as “… a collection of postcards from the Global Village…”
Read Maria’s Guide to Famous Delis in New York City, the Next potential Hot Spot in Italy, and more.
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