Antonio Seccareccia

Antonio Seccareccia (1920–1997) was an Italian poet.[1]

Early life

Seccareccia was born in Galluccio.[2][3] He began working as a farmer and later he started his career as member of Carabinieri raising the rank of Non-commissioned officer, 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

Seccareccia'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Filippo Accrocca, and Ugo Reale began the Frascati National Poetry Prize, an annual poetry competition for previously unpublished works.[2][6] The annual prize began as a cask of wine; in 1974, it was changed to a cash prize of 1,000,000 Italian lira.[9] He coordinated the award until his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

Seccareccia 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

  1. 1 2 Pezzoli, Luigina (2007-02-13). "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 2012-11-24.
  2. 1 2 "Prima Festa dell'associazione Frascati Poesia" [First Festival of the Frascati Poetry Association] (in Italian). Abitare a Roma. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  3. ↑ "49esima edizione del Premo Nazionale. Frascati Poesia: incontro con l'autore" [49th National Prize. Frascati Poetry: Meeting the Author] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Premio Seccareccia" [Seccareccia award] (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  5. 1 2 3 Comandini, Claudio (Nov 2011). ""Premio Botte" e Antonio Seccareccia" ["Cask Prize" and Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Controluce. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  6. 1 2 3 "Un viale per Antonio Seccareccia" [An Avenue for Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  7. ↑ Zucco, Rodolfo (2010-09-15). "Dediche di Giorgio Caproni" [Giorgio Caproni Dedications]. Margini: Giornale Della Dedica E Altro (in Italian). Retrieved 2012-11-24. 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.
  8. 1 2 ""Frascati Poesia" alla "Casa delle letterature" romana" [Frascati Poetry at the Roman House of Literature] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  9. ↑ "Finalisti del Premio nazionale di poesia "Seccareccia"" [National Seccareccia Poetry Prize Finalists] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  10. ↑ Enea, Erica (2008-06-21). "Premio Nazionale di Poesia Frascati Sezione "Antonio Seccareccia"" [Frascati National Poetry Prize, Section "Antonio Seccareccia"] (in Italian). Non Solo Cinema. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
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