← Giovanni PascoliCanti di Castelvecchioby Giovanni PascoliNostalgic verses of rural childhood and lost innocenceFind on Amazon↗About the authorGiovanni PascoliItalian poet whose Myricae is one of the most important collections in Italian literature, finding a symbolist intensity in rural subjects. He succeeded Carducci as Italy's leading poet.More by Giovanni PascoliMyricaeRural poems celebrating countryside scenes and peasant life→PoemettiNarrative poems exploring mythological and romantic themes→Poemi ConvivialiConvivial poems drawing on classical and mythological subjects→