Luciano Folgore Explained

Omero Vecchi (18 June 1888 – 24 May 1966),[1] known by his pen name Luciano Folgore, was an Italian poet.

Biography

Luciano Folgore wrote poems using pen names from a young age.[2] Particularly appreciated by Filippo Marinetti he adhered to Futurism and some of his poems were published in the Anthology I poeti futuristi (1912). He collaborated with the historical magazines Lacerba and La voce.[3] He also contributed to satirical magazine Il Travoso in the 1930s.[4] In his futuristic collection of poetry Il canto dei motori (1912) he used a traditional, decadent language to describe the modern world of machines.[5]

Works

Poetry

Prose

References

  1. Web site: » Luciano FOLGORE. www.italian-poetry.org.
  2. Web site: Fólgore, Luciano nell'Enciclopedia Treccani. www.treccani.it.
  3. Pier Vincenzo Mengalodo, Poeti Italiani del Novecento, Mondadori 1978, p. 235.
  4. Book: Franca Zoccoli. Günter Berghaus. International Futurism in Arts and Literature. 2000. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3110156812. 397. 10.1515/9783110804225. https://books.google.com/books?id=p-cIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT397. Futurist Women Painters in Italy. Berlin; New York.
  5. Web site: Luciano Folgore. Oxford Reference.

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