Youssef Alaoui-Fdili is
an Arab-Latino, born in California. His mother is Colombiana. His
father was Moroccan. The Alaoui-Fdilis are originally from Fez. His
brothers and aunts and uncles and cousins are today mostly in Casablanca
and Rabat. His family and heritage are an endless source of inspiration
for his varied, dark, spiritual and carnal writings. He has an MFA in
Poetics from New College of California. There, he studied Classical
Arabic, Spanish Baroque and Contemporary Moroccan poetry. He is also
well versed in the most dour and macabre literature of the 19th Century.
His poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, 580 Split, Cherry Bleeds,
Virgogray Press, Red Fez, Big Bridge, Dusie Press, Paris Lit Up, The
Opiate, and nominated for a Pushcart at Full of Crow. Youssef is an
original creator of the East Bay literary arts festival “Beast Crawl.”
In 2012 he created Paper Press Books & Associates Publishing
Company. This press offers several important books of poetry and one
poetry and art compendium. Youssef also serves as an Associate Editor
for Big Bridge Press.
