Antonio Seccareccia

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Filippo Accrocca, and Ugo Reale began the Frascati National Poetry Prize, an annual poetry competition for previously unpublished works.[2][6] The annual prize began as a cask of wine; in 1974, it was changed to a cash prize of 1,000,000 Italian lira.[9] He coordinated the award until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

References
  1. Pezzoli, Luigina (13 February 2007). "Quaderni Trimestrali 2006, Autori e artisti protagonisti di un importante evento culturale" [Authors and artists of an important cultural event] (in Italian). Il Quotidiano. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. "Prima Festa dell'associazione Frascati Poesia" [First Festival of the Frascati Poetry Association] (in Italian). Abitare a Roma. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. "49esima edizione del Premo Nazionale. Frascati Poesia: incontro con l'autore" [49th National Prize. Frascati Poetry: Meeting the Author] (in Italian). Castelli News. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. "Premio Seccareccia" [Seccareccia award] (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. Comandini, Claudio (November 2011). ""Premio Botte" e Antonio Seccareccia" ["Cask Prize" and Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Controluce. p. 6. Archived from the original on 3 June 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  6. "Un viale per Antonio Seccareccia" [An Avenue for Antonio Seccareccia] (in Italian). Castelli News. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  7. Zucco, Rodolfo (15 September 2010). "Dediche di Giorgio Caproni" [Giorgio Caproni Dedications]. Margini: Giornale Della Dedica E Altro (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2012. citing R. Zucco, B. Ceci (2007). Evelina De Signoribus (ed.). Viaggio sotto la luna. Dieci anni di poesia e incisione [Travel in the moonlight. Ten years of poetry and engraving] (in Italian). Associazione Culturale La Luna. p. 273.
  8. ""Frascati Poesia" alla "Casa delle letterature" romana" [Frascati Poetry at the Roman House of Literature] (in Italian). Castelli News. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  9. "Finalisti del Premio nazionale di poesia "Seccareccia"" [National Seccareccia Poetry Prize Finalists] (in Italian). Castelli News. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  10. Enea, Erica (21 June 2008). "Premio Nazionale di Poesia Frascati Sezione "Antonio Seccareccia"" [Frascati National Poetry Prize, Section "Antonio Seccareccia"] (in Italian). Non Solo Cinema. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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