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The invention of the heroic-comic poem in the Baroque period is usually ascribed to Alessandro Tassoni who, in 1622, published in Paris a poem entitled La Secchia Rapita. [2] Written in ottava rima , his "poema eroicomico" consists of twelve substantial cantos and deals with the regional rivalry between Ghibelline Modena and Guelph Bologna in ...
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
“You sound like a poet.” When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus from covering the news to making art with it.
In 2005, her album, “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection,” was nominated for the Grammy Best Spoken Word Album. She was also named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends.” In the ...
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81. She was 81.
Giovanni Berchet (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni berˈʃɛ]; 23 December 1783 – 23 December 1851) was an Italian poet and patriot. He wrote an influential manifesto on Italian Romanticism , Lettera semiseria di Grisostomo , which appeared in 1816, and contributed to Il Conciliatore , a reformist periodical.
Bellocchio had already directed a documentary, in 1995, about the Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. It was entitled Sogni infranti (Broken Dreams).. The title of the film comes from the poem Good morning, midnight by Emily Dickinson, [2] in the 2001 Italian translation by the poet and novelist Nicola Gardini, who first used the form «Buongiorno, notte».
Giovanni Capurro (February 5, 1859 – January 18, 1920) was an Italian poet, best remembered today as the co-creator, with singer/composer Eduardo Di Capua, of the world famous song, "'O sole mio". Capurro was born in Naples .