Antonio Seccareccia (1920–1997) was an Italian poet.[1]
Antonio Seccareccia | |
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 Antonio Seccareccia | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 1997 |
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| Years active | 1959-1997 |
Early life
editSeccareccia was born in Galluccio.[2][3] He began working as a farmer and later he started his career as member of the Carabinieri, rising to the rank of sergeant, for which he was known as "the Marshal". In 1966, he left the Carabinieri and opened the first library in Frascati.[4][5][6]
Career
editSeccareccia's first publication, Viaggio nel Sud (1959), was a collection of poems by Giorgio Caproni, with whom Seccareccia had a close relationship.[7] For Viaggio nel Sud, he won the 1959 Giacomo De Benedetti Lerici Prize.[5] Seccareccia also wrote Le isolane (1960), another collection of poetry, published by Lerici. Since his death, some of his material including poems, short stories, and a novel have been published posthumously. These include La memoria ferita (1997) and Partenza da un mattino freddo (2007). His works vary in genre between hermeticism and neorealism.[1][8]
In 1959, Seccareccia and fellow poets Giorgio Caproni, Elio Filippo Accrocca, and Ugo Reale began the Frascati National Poetry Prize, an annual poetry competition for previously unpublished works.[2][6] The annual prize began as a cask of wine; in 1974, it was changed to a cash prize of 1,000,000 Italian lira.[9] He coordinated the award until his death in 1997.[5]
Death and legacy
editSeccareccia died at the Frascati town castle in 1997.[8]
Today, the Frascati Poetry Association awards its National Poetry Antonio Seccareccia to an Italian poet. The Association awards an annual €5,000 prize in Seccareccia's honor.[10]
There is also a street in Frascati named in his honor and is country of origin (Galluccio, close to Caserta) named a primary school.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Pezzoli, Luigina (13 February 2007). "Quaderni Trimestrali 2006, Autori e artisti protagonisti di un importante evento culturale" [Authors and artists of an important cultural event] (in Italian). Il Quotidiano. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Prima Festa dell'associazione Frascati Poesia" [First Festival of the Frascati Poetry Association] (in Italian). Abitare a Roma. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "49esima edizione del Premo Nazionale. Frascati Poesia: incontro con l'autore" [49th National Prize. Frascati Poetry: Meeting the Author] (in Italian). Castelli News. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Premio Seccareccia" [Seccareccia award] (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Comandini, Claudio (November 2004). ""Premio Botte" e Antonio Seccareccia" ["Cask Prize" and Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Controluce. p. 6. Archived from the original on 3 June 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Un viale per Antonio Seccareccia" [An Avenue for Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Castelli News. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Zucco, Rodolfo (15 September 2010). "Dediche di Giorgio Caproni" [Giorgio Caproni Dedications]. Margini: Giornale Della Dedica E Altro (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2012. citing R. Zucco, B. Ceci (2007). Evelina De Signoribus (ed.). Viaggio sotto la luna. Dieci anni di poesia e incisione [Travel in the moonlight. Ten years of poetry and engraving] (in Italian). Associazione Culturale La Luna. p. 273.
- ^ a b ""Frascati Poesia" alla "Casa delle letterature" romana" [Frascati Poetry at the Roman House of Literature] (in Italian). Castelli News. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Finalisti del Premio nazionale di poesia "Seccareccia"" [National Seccareccia Poetry Prize Finalists] (in Italian). Castelli News. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Enea, Erica (21 June 2008). "Premio Nazionale di Poesia Frascati Sezione "Antonio Seccareccia"" [Frascati National Poetry Prize, Section "Antonio Seccareccia"] (in Italian). Non Solo Cinema. Retrieved 24 November 2012.