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polemic ─ semi-clandestineness, which

nevertheless earned him the admiration of

those who had the opportunity to read his

work (which will be dealt with in the

introduction to his texts), nor does it prevent

him from being considered one of the

highest expressions of Twentieth-Century

Sicilian poetry.

Presently, we are witnessing a real

flowering: obviously, quality does not

always correspond to quantity, but the

phenomenon is significant, nor can one

deem small the number of poets worthy of

attention, among whom are certainly Santi

Bonaccorsi, Corrado Di Pietro, Carmelo

Assenza, Nino Salvatore, Mario Grasso,

Maria Emanuele, Umberto Miglioristi,

Denzina Genchi.

In concluding this rapid review, we

would like only to point out a few cases,