Recognized as one of Italy's important poets, Antonio Barolini (1910-1971) was born in Vicenza, Italy and lived over a decade in the United States as a journalist. He began his literary career with the publication in 1932 of his first volume of poetry. This collection of poetry, inspired by his residence in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, was originally published as Elegie di Croton (1959) for which it was awarded the Bagutta Literary Prize in Italy in 1960. {Guernica Editions}