Giampiero Neri was born near Lake Como in 1927. A bank employee for forty years, he has been writing poetry his entire life. In 2007 his Poems, 1960-2005 was published by Mondadori (with an introduction by the Italian poet Maurizio Cucchi). His newest collection, Paesaggi Inospiti (Inhospitable Landscapes), was brought out in 2009, also by Mondadori. (updated 4/2009)