Vittoria repetto described herself as “a native downtown guinea dyke butch who grew up in the Greenwich Village…;” yet she defied labels; anyone who knew her saw a big personality in every sense.

The daughter of immigrant Italian parents; from Liguria on her father’s side and Lombardy on her mother’s side,  Italian American writers, particularly women, queer, and trans authors, have lost a dear friend, supporter and feisty poet, Vittoria repetto, who died on March 10, 2020.