Alessandro Carrera

Alessandro Carrera (born 1954 in Lodi, Lombardy) is an Italian poet, writer, essayist, translator.

[3] He has published poems, short stories, novels, and books and essays on literature, philosophy, music, cinema, the arts, and current events.

With Giorgio Lo Cascio and Mario De Luigi, he realized Punto A Capo (1978, Vinyl) - Discogs (Divergo, 1978), an album on the tenth anniversary of the 1968 uprisings.

He wrote songs for Moni Ovadia’s ensemble, and published his album Alessandro Carrera Le Cartoline (1981, Vinyl) - Discogs (1981).

In 1987, he moved to the United States as a teacher of Italian (Lettore d’italiano), a position sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy).

With Thomas Simpson, he has edited an anthology of American poems inspired by Italy La luce migliore.