Brenda Porster, poet and translator, was born in the U.S., and studied there before coming to Italy, where she has lived and worked most of her life. Her poetry, in both English and Italian, has been widely published in literary magazines and anthologies both in Italy and abroad. Specialized in literary translation, her translations of contemporary Italian poets appear in important journals in various English-language countries. Recently, her bilingual poetry collection, A Litte Girl’s Bestiary was published by Effigi ed., Italy.