In seven pages the poet and his poetry are examined in a consideration of how his style was molded by various cultural influences and a style characterized by words that were carefully selected. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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poets of the twentieth century. Described by Cary (1993) as "spiritually nomadic and tormented", Ungarettis depth is phenomenal to say the least. He is credited with miraculous transformation
of English blank verse into powerfully moving and melodic forms of expression we know as poetry. Among his other accomplishments he was the first author to ever receive the
Books Abroad International Prize for Literature, an award which has been known since 1972 as the Neustadt Prize (Riggan, 1992). Ungarettis life spanned the years 1888-1970 and during that
time he produced some of the most moving poetry ever written. Ungaretti is the product of a number of cultural influences.
His youth would be influenced heavily, for example, by the nomadic culture of North Africa (Cody, 2002). Born in Alexandria of Egypt to Italian parents, Ungaretti would actually discover
the full depth of his poetic talent in Paris while briefly attending Sorbonne University to study law (Scire et. al., 2002). He socialized both professionally and personally with numerous
philosophers, writers, and artists (Scire et. al., 2002). Bergson, Apollinaire, Palazzeschi, Marinetti, Picasso and Modigliani alike were all among his acquaintances (Scire et. al., 2002).
Ungarettis accomplishments would be numerous. He would start writing after joining the Italian army in 1915 (Scire et. al., 2002). During World War
I, while serving as a soldier in the trenches on the Austrian border, Ungaretti would write his first poems (Cody, 2002). The influence of the atrocities of war would
be almost overwhelming. In "Vigil" he writes: "A whole night long crouched close to