Rocco de Giacomo is a widely published poet whose work has appeared in literary journals in Canada, Australia, England, Hong Kong and the US. He is the author of numerous poetry chapbooks. His fourth full-length collection, Casting Out, is being launched in April, 2023, by Guernica Editions. Rocco lives in Toronto with his wife, Lisa Keophila, a fabric artist, and his daughters, Ava and Matilda.