Roberta Dapunt (born 1970) is an Italian poet. She is known for her 2018 collection of poetry, ''Sincope'', which won the

Viareggio Prize The Viareggio Prize ( or ) is an Italian literature, literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscany, Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Repaci, to rival the Milanese Bagutta Priz ...

Life and career

Dapunt was born in 1970 in

Val Badia The Val Badia (, Ladin: ''Val Badia''; ; ) is the valley of the Gran Ega river in South Tyrol, Italy. It stretches from the Sella massif northwards to the Puster Valley. The villages in the Val Badia, whose population are predominantly Ladin-sp ...

, Italy. Her first collection of poetry, ''OscuraMente'', was published in 1993 and this was followed by ''La carzzata mela'' in 1999. She published a collection of poetry with German translations called ''Nauz'' in 2012 which was republished in Italian as ''Il ponte del Sale'' in 2017. She also published ''La terra più del paradiso'' in 2013. Her 2018 collection of poetry, ''Sincope'' won the

for poetry. She also released a music and poetry CD called ''del perdono'' in 2001.

References

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