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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 he started his career as member of Carabinieri raising the rank of Non-commissioned officer, rising to the rank of sergeant, for which he was known as "the Marshal". In 1966, he left the Carabinieri and opened the first library in Frascati.[4][5][6]

Career

Seccareccia's first publication, Viaggio nel Sud (1959), was a collection of poems by Giorgio Caproni, with whom Seccareccia had a close relationship.[7] For Viaggio nel Sud, he won the 1959 Giacomo De Benedetti Lerici Prize.[5] 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][8]

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Filippo Accrocca, and Ugo Reale began the Frascati National Poetry Prize, an annual poetry competition for previously unpublished works.[2][6] The annual prize began as a cask of wine; in 1974, it was changed to a cash prize of 1,000,000 Italian lira.[9] He coordinated the award until his death in 1997.[5]

Death and legacy

Seccareccia died at the Frascati town castle in 1997.[8]

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.[10]

There is also a street in Frascati named in his honor and is country of origin (Galluccio, close to Caserta) named a primary school.[6]

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