Leonardo Sinisgalli (1908–1981) was an Italianpoet andart critic active from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Sinisgalli was born inMontemurro,Basilicata. His early education and career led to him being called the "engineer poet".
In 1925, Sinisgalli moved toRome where he studied engineering and mathematics. After completing his engineering degree in 1932, he moved toMilan where he worked as an architect and graphic artist. He was a close friend of the poetGiuseppe Ungaretti and painterScipione. He worked atMilan for architecture and graphic design projects.
Sinisgalli's early collections such asCuore (1927),18 poesie (1936),Campi Elisi (1939) focused on themes from ancestral southern Italian myths. Later he explored a more relaxed style inI nuovi Campi Elisi (1947),La vigna vecchia (1952),L'età della luna (1962),Il passero e il lebbroso (1970),Mosche in bottiglia (1975) andDimenticatoio (1978). He authored prose that analyzed the conflicts ofexistentialism andrealism such asFiori pari, fiori dispari (1945) andBelliboschi (1948). He also explored the scientific culture of the day inFuror mathematicus (1944) andHorror vacui (1945).
Sinisgalli founded and managed the magazineCiviltà delle Macchine (1953–1959), and was a member of theScuola Romana. He also created two documentaries which consecutively won theBiennale di Venezia awards and edited radio broadcasting programmes.
He died in Rome in 1981.
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