Sergio Solmi (16 December 1899 – 7 October 1981) was an Italian poet, essayist and literary critic. Born in

Rieti Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabin ...

, Solmi's studies mainly focused on French literature and on Italian contemporary literature. He released several collections of poetries, with a style influenced by

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, 1961. During his career Solmi was recipient of several literary awards, including the

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and two

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1899 births 1981 deaths People from Rieti Italian essayists Male essayists Italian poets Italian literary critics 20th-century Italian non-fiction writers 20th-century Italian male writers Viareggio Prize winners Italian male non-fiction writers 20th-century essayists {{Italy-writer-stub