Olindo Guerrini (14 October 1845 - 21 October 1916) was an Italian

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who also published under the pseudonyms Lorenzo Stecchetti and Argìa Sbolenfi. He was born at

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, but grew up in Sant'Alberto,

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, and after studying law took to a life of letters, becoming eventually

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. In 1877 he published ''postuma'', a volume of '' canzoniere'' under the name of Stecchetti, following this with ''Polemica'' (1878), ''Alcuni canti popolari romagnoli'' (1880) and other poetical works, and becoming known as the leader of the verist school among Italian lyrical writers.

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Guerrini bio
(in Italian)
The Song of Hate (Il Canto dell'Odio)
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrini, Olindo 19th-century Italian poets Italian male poets 1845 births 1916 deaths People from Forlì 19th-century Italian male writers 19th-century pseudonymous writers