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 worked as a Frascati policeman, rising to the rank of sergeant, for which he was known as "the Marshal." In 1964, he opened the first library in Frascati.[4][5]

Career

Seccareccia's first publication, Viaggio nel Sud (1959), was a collection of poems by Giorgio Caproni, with whom Seccareccia had a close relationship.[6] For Viaggio nel Sud, he won the 1959 Giacomo De Benedetti Lerici Prize.[4] 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][7]

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Filippo Accrocca, and Ugo Reale began the Frascati National Poetry Prize, an annual poetry competition for previously unpublished works.[2][5] The annual prize began as a cask of wine; in 1974, it was changed to a cash prize of 1,000,000 Italian lira.[8] He coordinated the award until his death in 1997.[4]

Death and legacy

Seccareccia died at the Frascati town castle in 1997.[7]

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.[9]

There is also a street in Frascati named in his honor and is country of origin (Galluccio, close to Caserta)named a primary school. [5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Comandini, Claudio (Nov 2011). ""Premio Botte" e Antonio Seccareccia" ["Cask Prize" and Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian) (XIII - 11). Controluce. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Un viale per Antonio Seccareccia" [An Avenue for Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 ""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.
  8. ↑ "Finalisti del Premio nazionale di poesia "Seccareccia"" [National Seccareccia Poetry Prize Finalists] (in Italian). Castelli News. 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  9. ↑ 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.