Gabriele Tinti
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Gabriele Tinti (born 18 December 1979) is an Italian poet and writer.
Career
[change | change source]Gabriele Tinti writes poems inspired by ancient and modern artworks. He has worked with famous museums like the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His poetry is about important sculptures such as the Boxer at Rest, the Discobolus, and the Farnese Hercules.
In 2018, his poetry project ‘Ruins’ won the Premio Montale award.[1]
In 2020, the National Roman Museum made an audio guide with Tinti’s poetry. Famous actors, including Kevin Spacey and Franco Nero, recorded his poems. That same year, the Parco Archeologico Colosseo asked him to write poems about statues in the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, and the Domus Aurea. Actors such as Stephen Fry, Abel Ferrara, and Willem Dafoe read his works.
His books are about death and suffering.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gabriele Tinti".
- ↑ "Poetry, Translation, and "Spectacles of Suffering": An Interview with Gabriele Tinti – Vol. 1 Brooklyn". vol1brooklyn.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ↑ "Poetry by Gabriele Tinti - InTranslation". intranslation.brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
