Elizabeth Pallitto received her Ph.D. in Italian and Comparative Literature from CUNY Graduate Center in 2003. Since then, she has taught English and comparative literature, as well as French and Italian. Her own poetry is published in "The North American Review, ArkAngel Review", and "Litspeak". Her literary translations have been published in "Philosophical Forum, Forum Italicum", and several anthologies of Italian poetry, including "Antologia Napoletana". She currently teaches English literature in Istanbul.