Lionello Grifo

Who is Lionello Grifo?

Lionello Grifo, Italian poet and writer, born in Rome in 1934 by parents who were both Italian government officials, nominated at the unanimity "Premio della Cultura 2004 della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri" "for his outstanding, prestigious contribution to the field of Poetry". He started his working life in the world of politics and the press. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences and has worked as a translator and interpreter in Luxembourg, Brussels and Geneva. After a second successful career in international marketing and consultancy he retired in 1982 for 15 years to Southern Spain to concentrate on his literary interests. He writes from the age of 17 but published his first book in 1980: "Sottovoce, parole in cerca di musica", E.T.L., Turin.