Carmela Ciuraru
<p>Carmela Ciuraru is the author of <em>Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms</em>, and her anthologies include <em>First Loves: Poets Introduce the Essential Poems That Captivated and Inspired Them</em> and <em>Solitude Poems</em>. She is a member of PEN American and the National Book Critics Circle, and she has been interviewed on The Today Show and by newspapers and radio stations internationally. She lives in New York City.</p>
