Abigail Ardelle Zammit

Abigail Ardelle Zammit is a writer, editor, and educator from the island of Malta. Her poetry collections are Leaves Borrowed from Human Flesh (Etruscan Press, 2025), Portrait of a Woman with Sea Urchin (SPM Publications, 2015), and Voices from the Land of Trees (Smokestack Books, 2007). Abigail’s poems, translations, and reviews have appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, CounterText, and Trafika Europe, among others. Abigail researches desert landscapes—her collection :deserere   #desertum is forthcoming from Tupelo Press (February 2028). (Updated 04/2026)