Andrew Romanelli was born and raised in Las Vegas and has lived in many of its historic areas, currently residing downtown. He is a product of the Family Court system, Special Education, and a Mental Hospital. Obtaining his GED at 16 (the year they lowered the age) and over a decade later his BA in English at Nevada State. His first (above table) job was through local 226 at the Showboat Hotel & Casino as a graveyard shift bus boy. Since then, he has held (and lost) a vast array of jobs and currently works for a local printer as a guy who does whatever is needed. He is an activist for the disenfranchised, a teaching artist through Poetry Promise and a proud wobblie. He is a John Oliver Simon award recipient among other recognitions. His first poetry collection, Rotgut, was published by Zeitgeist Press in 2022 and his chapbook Supermarket Poems was released in 2023.

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