Vangelisti has edited several anthologies of poetry, including one each in Italian and Polish. His anthologies of Los Angeles area poets, such as "Specimen '73", were among the first such collections to begin defining the historical trajectory of post-World War II poetry in Southern California.
Vangelisti has edited several poetry anthologies, including those in Italian and Polish. His collections of Los Angeles poets, like "Specimen '73," were among the first to establish a historical framework for post-World War II poetry in Southern California.