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Roberto Roversi

1923 – 2012

Italian poet, librarian, journalist and writer

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Lived 1923 – 2012 (aged 89). Roberto Roversi was an Italian poet, librarian, journalist, writer, screenwriter and lyricist.

Roberto Roversi (28 January 1923 – 14 September 2012) was an Italian poet, writer and journalist.

Biography Born in Bologna, he participated as an adolescent to the Italian resistance movement in Piedmont. From 1948 to 2006 he managed the antiquarian bookshop Libreria Palmaverda in Bologna.

In 1955, together with Francesco Leonetti and Pier Paolo Pasolini, he founded the magazine Officina. In 1961 he started another literary magazine, Rendiconti. In the same period, Roversi decided to stop selling his works to large publishers, and distributed them autonomously, often in amateur printing editions.

In the early 1970s Roversi edited the far-left newspaper Lotta Continua. In 1973–1976, Roversi wrote lyrics for three albums by fellow Bolognese musician Lucio Dalla: Il giorno aveva cinque teste, Anidride solforosa and Automobili, the latter under the pseudonym Norisso. He also wrote lyrics for the Bolognese band Stadio, including "Chiedi chi erano i Beatles". His song "Anidride solforosa" was sung in the 1990s also by Francesco De Gregori and Angela Baraldi.

Roversi died in 2012 in Bologna.

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Who was Roberto Roversi?

Italian poet, librarian, journalist and writer (1923–2012)

When was Roberto Roversi born?

Roberto Roversi was born on 28 January 1923 in Bologna.

When did Roberto Roversi die?

Roberto Roversi died on 14 September 2012 in Bologna.

What was Roberto Roversi's occupation?

Roberto Roversi was a poet, librarian, journalist, writer, screenwriter and lyricist.

What nationality was Roberto Roversi?

Roberto Roversi was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roberto Roversi

· Wikidata: Q642814

· DBpedia: Roberto Roversi

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