Mario Moroni was born in Italy. He moved to the United States in 1989. He has taught at Yale University, Colby College, and Binghamton University, NY. Moroni has published ten volumes of poetry. In 1989 he was awarded the Lorenzo Montano prize for poetry in Italy. His poems have been published in numerous journals and anthologies of contemporary Italian poetry. As a literary critic, Moroni has published three volumes on various topics of modern and contemporary European and Italian literature. He has also co-edited three volumes of essays on issues of Modernism and Avant-garde.

In 2006, Moroni released “Reflections on Icarus’ Lands,” a DVD of poetry, electronic music, and computer images in collaboration with composer Jon Hallstrom. In 2016, he released “Reciting the Ashes,” a CD/DVD for reciting voice, piano, and soprano voice, in collaboration with composer David Gaita. In 2017, he released “Recitativi,” a CD of music and poetry created with composer James Glasgow. Moroni has performed his interdisciplinary work in dozens of events and festivals in Italy, the UK, Spain, France, Brazil, Iceland, Sweden, and across the United States.