What is Valentino Zeichen?
[[Image:Zeichen and Funel.jpg|thumb|320px|Valentino Zeichen (left) at a literary award ceremony.]] '''Valentino Zeichen''' (24 March 1938 &ndash; 5 July 2016), was an [[Italy|Italian]] poet and writer. He was born in [[Rijeka|Fiume]], Italy. Zeichen's poetry has been praised for its ability to quickly hook the reader. His works include [[humor]]. A literary award named after him, the ''Premio Zeichen'', is held every December in Rome. Zeichen himself was the only member of the jury. Zeichen died on 5 July 2016 in [[Rome]], Italy, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/cultura/2016/07/05/news/e_morto_valentino_zeichen-143483853/|title=è morto Valentino Zeichen, un poeta dandy e paradossale|date=5 July 2016|work=repubblica.it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeichen, Valentino}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century Italian writers]] [[Category:Italian poets]] [[Category:21st-century Italian writers]] {{bio-stub}}