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 [ it] 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 Linea lombarda [ it], ^[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: Lunar ietto (Il Bruttanome)
• 1964: Cinque poesie e una prosa ( Sigma (review) [ it])
• 1968: Dalla Marca d'Oriente (Scheiwiller) ^[7]
• 1971: Un'isola, si, con sei incisioni di Franca Ghitti (L.N.C.)
• 1974: Evasivamente flou ( Scheiwiller Books [ it])
• 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) [ it], Mondadori)
• 1991: L'amata Phegea (La Quadra)
• 1994: Per orbite interne (La Quadra)

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