Lento Goffi (15 November 1923 – 14 January 2008) was an Italian poet, literary critic and journalist who carried out his work mainly in Lombardy, in the Brescia area.[1]
Biography
Born in 1923 into an anti-fascist family, he attended the Liceo Arnaldo in Brescia and graduated in Modern Literature at the University of Milan, later teaching in some institutes in Brescia.[2] He has published, among others, in the magazine Il Bruttanome.[3] Goffi was married to Elisa Marchina; they had a son, Giorgio.[4]
Goffi died in 2008[5] in an elderly care facility in Brescia.
Poetics
Goffi was one of the most important and active fourth generation exponents of Lombard line, [6] developed in Lombardy area from the end of the 19th century and flourished during the first three quarters of the 20th century.
Major works
Poetry
- 1962: Lunarietto (Il Bruttanome)
- 1964: Cinque poesie e una prosa (Sigma (review))
- 1968: Dalla Marca d'Oriente (Scheiwiller)[7]
- 1971: Un'isola, sì con sei incisioni di Franca Ghitti (L.N.C.)
- 1974: Evasivamente flou (Scheiwiller Books)
- 1979: Cronachetta con sei incisioni di Franca Ghitti (Scheiwiller)
- 1981: Un sabato di febbraio (Società di poesia)[8]
- 1984: L'attimo incolore con tre acqueforti di Giovanni Repossi (Il Farfengo)
- 1986: Diario per l'assente (Lo Specchio (collection), Mondadori)
- 1991: L'amata Phegea (La Quadra)
- 1994: Per orbite interne (La Quadra)
Notes
- ^ "Massimo Migliorati e la poesia di Lento Goffi. Conferenza per la rassegna Farespazio alla Poesia". altermediascuola.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Il sonetto di Rapisardi e il prof. Goffi". giornaledibrescia.it. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Lento Goffi. Un grande poeta a Brescia". mimmocortese.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Dalla Marca d'Oriente (1964-1968). N. 24, Lento Goffi" (PDF). antichilibrionline.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Alessandra Giappi (13 November 2018). "Ricordando Goffi dieci anni dopo in San Giorgio" (PDF) (in Italian). it.gariwo.net. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ BsNews.it (2 May 2017). "I cinque poeti bresciani più grandi di sempre" (in Italian). bsnews.it. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Dalla Marca d'Oriente (1964-1968). N. 24, Lento Goffi". antichilibrionline.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Amedeo Anelli (17 November 2023). "Lento Goffi, Un sabato di febbraio (1981)" (in Italian). presidiopoetico.eu. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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