One of this man's poems states, "nature has no more care / Or praise for human souls /
John Alcorn wrote a poem about of this person's work "as Social Art." This writer's sometimes hilariously bitter deathbed excoriation of humanity can be found in his unfinished Pensieri. He is the likely author of a series of poems to Fanny Targioni Tozzett, the "Aspasia" poems, and wrote about Countess Gertrude Cassi in Diary of Love. One of this man's poems states, "nature has no more care / Or praise for human souls / Than for the ants: and as she slaughters me." Another poem of his asks the title character, "do you remember the moments, in your mortal life, when beauty still shone in your sidelong, laughing eyes?" This poet created "The Setting of the Moon" and "La Ginestra" as well as the aforementioned "The Broom" and "To Sylvia." For 10 points, name this Italian poet who died in 1837 at the age of 38.
John Alcorn wrote a poem about of this person's work "as Social Art.
{Giacomo Leopardi}