Elio Filippo Accrocca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elio Filippo Accrocca

Italian poet

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Cori, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1996

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Elio Filippo Accrocca (17 April 1923 – 11 March 1996) was an Italian poet, author, and translator. Having been born in Cori, Lazio, Accrocca studied at the University of Rome under the modernist poet Giuseppe Ungaretti, who remained a core influence on his poetry. From the mid-1950s, Accrocca began experimenting in new directions. He was an associate of many other figures in the Italian cultural scene, among them both literary figures like Alessandro Parronchi and artists like Marco Lusini.
He died in Rome, aged 72.