Crisi, Maria (1892–1953)

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Crisi, Maria (1892–1953)

Italian poet and novelist. Name variations: Maria Ginanni. Born 1892 in Naples, Italy; died 1953 in Florence; m. Count Arnaldo Ginanni-Corradini (futurist writer who used Arnaldo Ginna as his pseudonym).

Edited futurist series Libri di valore; was a member of the editorial board of the journal L'Italia Futurista from its inception in 1916, and director (1916–18); works include Luci trasversali (1917), Montagne trasparenti (1917) and Il poema dello spazio (1919); with Emilio Settimelli, also wrote the play La macchina.