Mario Bellizzi
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Mario Bellizzi a poet of the Albanian
-speaking Arbëresh minority of southern Italy
, was born in San Basile
in the province of Cosenza
. His verse has appeared in various Arbëresh periodicals in southern Italy, as well as in Kosovo
and Albania
. Bellizzi currently lives in Trebisacce
on the Gulf of Taranto
. Among his verse collections are: Who are We Now?, Peć 1997; and Last Exit to Bukura Morea, Castrovillari 2003.
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
-speaking Arbëresh minority of southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, was born in San Basile
San Basile
San Basile is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Overview:Language/s: Italian and Albanian....
in the province of Cosenza
Cosenza
Cosenza is a city in southern Italy, located at the confluence of two historic rivers: the Busento and the Crathis. The municipal population is of around 70,000; the urban area, however, counts over 260,000 inhabitants...
. His verse has appeared in various Arbëresh periodicals in southern Italy, as well as in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. Bellizzi currently lives in Trebisacce
Trebisacce
Trebisacce is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. With a population of approximately 9,000 people on a surface of 26.7 square kilometers, it is 92 km from the provincial capital of Cosenza.The city is at an altitude of 73 meters above sea...
on the Gulf of Taranto
Gulf of Taranto
The Gulf of Taranto is a gulf of the Ionian Sea, in southern Italy.The Gulf of Taranto is almost square, 140 km long and wide, and is delimited by the capes Santa Maria di Leuca and Colonna...
. Among his verse collections are: Who are We Now?, Peć 1997; and Last Exit to Bukura Morea, Castrovillari 2003.