The Italian American Writers Associate presents Lisa DeSiro (Poetry, June 2010) and Diane Josefowicz as part of their Boston Literary Series January 2023.

Lisa DeSiro is both a writer and a musician. Her collections include Simple as a Sonnet (Kelsay Books, 2021), Labor (Nixes Mate Books, 2018), and Grief Dreams (White Knuckle Press, 2017). She is a professional accompanist and also does freelance editorial work. Read more about her at thepoetpianist.com.

A novelist, historian, and editor, Diane Josefowicz grew up outside Providence, where she now lives with her family. Ready, Set, Oh is her first novel. Her second, L’Air du Temps (1985) is forthcoming in 2024 from Regal House. She serves as reviews editor at Necessary Fiction, associate fiction editor at West Trade Review, and director of communications for Swing Left Rhode Island, a progressive organization focused on electoral work.