About Harpo47

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I am 60 and live in Italy between Milan and Rome. My name is Franco and I am busy on writing or creative writing as we usually say nowadays.

My concern is on any side of writing: poetry, prose, narrations and literary criticism. I am the director of a literary magazine entitled Il cavallo di Cavalcanti (Cavalcanti's horse) and write for other magazine (LA mosca di Milano, LA clessidra, Costruzioni psicanalitiche):

My favourite poets are many, but to remain in the anglo-american context I would say Stevens, first of all; then Eliot, Marianne Moore, Auden. Going back in time Blake and Donne.

The Italian poets and novelistsI like most in Italian '900 are may be not much wellknown abroad with the exception of Pier Paolo Pasolini, probably. Anyway my preferences go to Campana, Gozzano, Clemente Rebora, Camillo Sbarbaro, Pavese, Bellintani, Campo, D'Arrigo, Fenoglio Pasolini and Montale.   

I like movies but unofrtunately i go to the cinema less than I would like!

I like seaside, travelling (Glancing through is the title of a novel I published in 2005), good-cooking, wine, football and many other things.  

 

 

 


Location:
Italy
Primary occupation:
writer
Dream occupation:
writer
Hometown:
Meda (Milano)
Schools attended:
university
I like:
seaside, travelling, good-cooking, football.
Favorite writers:
Stevens, Eliot, Marianne Moore, Campana, D'Arrigo, Pasolini
Favorite books:
Many. Now I am reading a collectioin of essays by Cristina Campo
Favorite newspapers:
Il Manifesto, La Repubblica
Favorite magazines:
Literary in general
Favorite music:
Any kind except cool jazz or avanguard
Favorite movies:
Pasolini's Fellini's, Antonioni's, Kubrick (the best), Almodòvar, Lars von Triers (The trilogy and Dogville in particular
Favorite TV shows:
I don't like much tv
Favorite teams:
Inter
Favorite quote:
I don't know
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Pagan