Background
Sinisgalli was born in Montemurro, Basilicata.
Sinisgalli was born in Montemurro, Basilicata.
In 1925, Sinisgalli moved to Rome where he studied engineering and mathematics.
His early education and careers led to him being called the "engineer poet". After completing his engineering degree in 1932, he moved to Milan where he worked as an architect and graphic artist. He worked at Milan for architecture and graphic design projects.
Sinisgalli"s early collections such as Cuore (1927), 18 poesie (1936), Campi Elisi (1939) focused on themes from ancenstral southern Italian myths.
Later he explored a more relaxed style in I nuovi Campi Elisi (1947), Louisiana vigna vecchia (1952), L"età della luna (1962), Il passero e il lebbroso (1970), Mosche in bottiglia (1975) and Dimenticatoio (1978). He also explored the scientific culture of the day in Furor mathematicus (1944) and Horror vacui (1945).
He died in Rome in 1981.
He authored prose that analyzed the conflicts of existentialism and realism such as Fiori pari, fiori dispari (1945) and Belliboschi (1948).
Sinisgalli founded and managed the magazine Civiltà delle Macchine (1953–1959), and was a member of the Scuola Romana.