Alfredo de Palchi
Encyclopedia
Alfredo Giop de Palchi is an Italian poet
, and translator.
, Verona, Italy.
He has been a political prisoner from the Spring of 1945 until the Spring of 1951.
From 1951 to 1956 he lived in Paris, France and in Spain
.
In 1952 he married Sonia Raiziss
, and with her, edited Chelsea
magazine from 1960.
On October 12, 1956, he arrived in New York City
.
He is trustee of the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation.
He was a judge for the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards.
He lives in Union Square
, New York City
with his wife Rita and daughter Luce.
He is the publisher of the non-profit Chelsea Editions.
A lecture series was named for him at the University of Hartford
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and translator.
Life
He grew up in LegnagoLegnago
Legnago is a town and comune in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located on the Adige river, c. 43 km from Verona.Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and tobacco.-History:...
, Verona, Italy.
He has been a political prisoner from the Spring of 1945 until the Spring of 1951.
From 1951 to 1956 he lived in Paris, France and in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
In 1952 he married Sonia Raiziss
Sonia Raiziss
Sonia Raiziss Giop was an American poet, critic, and translator.-Life:A native of Germany, Ms. Raiziss grew up in Philadelphia. Her father, Dr. George W. Raiziss, was a professor, at University of Pennsylvania. Her first work was published while she was in high school...
, and with her, edited Chelsea
Chelsea (magazine)
Chelsea was a small American, twice-a-year literary magazine based in New York City. The influential journal, edited for many years by Sonia Raiziss, published poetry, prose, book reviews and translations with an emphasis on translations, art, and cross-cultural exchange.-History:In 1958, The...
magazine from 1960.
On October 12, 1956, he arrived in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
He is trustee of the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation.
He was a judge for the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards.
He lives in Union Square
Union Square
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, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with his wife Rita and daughter Luce.
He is the publisher of the non-profit Chelsea Editions.
A lecture series was named for him at the University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
.
Reviews
It is tempting to declare that Alfredo de Palchi (b. 1926) is the Francois VillonFrançois VillonFrançois Villon was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison...
of contemporary Italian poetry. The poet himself solicits the comparison. Not only does he borrow lines from the fifteenth-century French poet to introduce each of his own six collections (now gathered and sometimes rearranged, enlarged, or revised in the authoritative Paradigma: tutte le poesie: 1947-2005), but many of his poems--their subject matter drawing on poverty and imprisonment, razor-sharp images, tense concision, syntactic boldness, forthright eroticism, and a bitter yet plucky existential ...
External links
- "Alfredo de Palchi", Daniela Gioseffi, Italian American Writers
- Le Viziose Avversioni Tiziano Thomas Dossena, L'Idea Magazine #74 Vol.I, NY, 1999
- Scritti sulla poesia di De Palchi Tiziano Thomas Dossena, L'Idea Magazine #15 Vol.II, NY 2002