Giuseppe Borrello (1820–1894) was an Italian poet, who wrote mainly in Sicilian, and wasa an Italian patriot. Borrello was born and died in

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. In 1837, at a time when Catania was experiencing a cholera epidemic, he was granted special emergency powers by the

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government, but was relieved of his duties once his liberal views and attitudes became known. He participated in the popular revolts of 1848, being one of the main provocateurs in Catania. During the Risorgimento of 1860 he became aligned with

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's forces and reached the rank of

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. An anthology of his poems is simply entitled: ''Puisii Siciliani'' (Sicilian Poems).

Example

The following short poem pays homage to the renowned Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses:

References

1820 births 1894 deaths Sicilian-language poets Writers from Catania {{Sicily-stub