Maria Caponi

I was born and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, an only child with imaginary friends. I spent a large part of my waking hours making up stories and working on mathematical equations. I am a Ph.D. in Physics by training as well as an engineer who worked in the aerospace industry for thirty years. However, during the last fifteen years, I have worked to transition to writer and author.

I have lived in Los Angeles since my twenties. I write poems, stories, essays, and magically manipulated scribblings.

I’m a walker. I walk alone when I travel. I walk with my dog when I am home in Los Angeles – and while I walk I chat with the trees, the flowers, the cacti, and sometimes with the passersby. When I start my walk I carry my thoughts, joy, and grief. When I return, I carry new images in my head, photographs in my smartphone, and ideas to write about.

My debut memoir, “An Accidental Pilgrim,” written in prose and verse is out in the world!! You can obtain it at your favorite online store (e.g. here ) on demand at any bookstore, or directly from me if you are nearby in LA. If you read it, I would appreciate it if you can leave a review. Constructive feedback is always welcome!

I am currently completing a series of personal essays and working on a collection of poems. I am an optimist, and hope that they will be finished before I am 🙂

You can find some of my work here:

Acentos Review,

Postcards prose and poems

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – October 2020,

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – March 2021

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – February 2022 – “What is left” – digital copy not available

Love in the Time of Covid – Poetry Circle Magazine April 2021

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – February 2023

Onward – Poetry Circle magazine April 2024 – digital copy not available

An Accidental Pilgrim, a memoir in prose and verse – Book

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – September 2024

Manhattan Beach Newsletter – September 2025