Mike Maggio

Mike Maggio has published fiction, poetry, travel and reviews in local, national and international publications including Potomac Review, The Washington CityPaper, and The Washington Independent Review of Books. His publications include Your Secret Is Safe With Me, (Black Bear Publications, 1988), Oranges From Palestine (Mardi Gras Press, 1996),  deMOCKracy (Plain View Press, 2007) and Garden of Rain (Aldrich Press, 2015).  His newest collection, Let’s Call It Paradise was released in 2022 by San Francisco Bay Press. He is a graduate of George Mason University’s MFA program in Poetry and his web site is www.mikemaggio.net. In September, 2022, he traveled to Italy to produce an anti-war performance piece in collaboration with a group of Italian poets and performers.