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Mariano Zaro was born in Borja (Spain) in 1963 and since 1994 he has lived in Santa Monica, California. He attended the University at Zaragoza where he earned a master´s degree in Spanish Literature in 1986. He has published in Spain's literary magazines such as
 El signo del gorrión and  Luces y sombras. His poetry has been included in the anthologies Al aire nuevo (San Luis Potosí, Mexico) and New Baroque (Los Angeles, USA). Among his translations are The California Mission poems/Poemas de las Misiones de California by Philomene Long and a collection of poems from Hair Pieces by Alicia Vogl Sáenz. His short fiction has appeared in The Louisville Review and The Baltimore Review. His first poetry book Where From/Desde Donde was published by Bay Books, Santa Monica CA in 1995. In September 2003 Carayan Press, San Francisco, CA, published Poems of erosion/Poemas de la erosión. Mariano Zaro is currently working on a collection of portraits (short stories) entitled Imago Animi.  | 
 
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