Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli dies at 75

Patrizia Cavalli, one of Italy's most important contemporary poets, died in Rome at age 75 after a long illness. Born in Todi in 1947, she debuted in 1974 with "Le mie poesie non cambieranno il mondo" (Einaudi), influenced by Elsa Morante. Her acclaimed collections include "Il cielo" (1981), "Poesie 1974-1992" (1992), "Sempre aperto teatro" (1999, winner of the Viareggio-Repaci Prize), "La Guardiana" (2005), "Pigre divinità e pigra sorte" (2006), "Flighty matters" (2012), "Datura" (2013), and "Al cuore fa bene far le scale" with musician D. Tejera. Her latest works were "Con passi giapponesi" (finalist for the Premio Campiello 2020) and "Vita meravigliosa" (2019). In 2021 she participated as an artist in the exhibition "La Vita Nova" at Museo Barracco in Rome, curated by Alessandra Mammì, where her panels dialogued with Sabina Mirri's painting. In 2016 she received the McKim Medal from the American Academy in Rome alongside Giorgio Moroder. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini mourned her loss, calling her "one of the greatest poets of our time."