Luciano Folgore

Omero Vecchi (18 June 1888 – 24 May 1966),[1] known by his pen name Luciano Folgore, was an Italian poet.

Luciano Folgore wrote poems using pen names from a young age.

[2] Particularly appreciated by Filippo Marinetti he adhered to Futurism and some of his poems were published in the Anthology I poeti futuristi (1912).

He collaborated with the historical magazines Lacerba and La voce.

[4] In his futuristic collection of poetry Il canto dei motori (1912) he used a traditional, decadent language to describe the modern world of machines.

Luciano Folgore (sixth from the left) with Gino Gori, Giuseppe Navone and Nicola Moscardelli