Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy (Italian Poetry in Translation Book 2)

COSIMO SAVASTANO

Cosimo Savastano was born in Castel di

Sangro in 1939. He studied literature in

Naples, where he also attended the

Academy of Fine Arts. After receiving a

degree with a thesis on the painter from

Abruzzi Teofilo Patini, he went on to teach

literature and history in secondary schools.

He has received many awards, both

regional and national. His works in dialect

include: Che sarrà [What Will Be], Pescara

1965; Amore amore e pàrleme d’amore [Love

Love and Speak to Me of Love], with a

preface by Vittorio Clemente, Pescara 1966;

Dènte a na scionna [Inside a Sling], Pescara

1967; Nu parlà zettenne [Speaking in Silence],

with a preface by Ottaviano Giannangeli,

Japadre, L’Aquila 1982.