Lento Goffi

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]

Lento Goffi
Born	(1923-11-15)15 November 1923 Chiari, Italy
Died	14 January 2008(2008-01-14) (aged 84) Brescia, Italy
Occupation	Poet writer literary critic
Nationality	Italian
Genre	Poetry
Literary movement	Linea lombarda
Spouse	Elisa Marchina
Children	Giorgio

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 Lombard line,^[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: Lunarietto (Il Bruttanome)
• 1964: Cinque poesie e una prosa (Sigma (review) [it])
• 1968: Dalla Marca d'Oriente (Scheiwiller)^[7]
• 1971: Un'isola, sì 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)