Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912) was the greatest Italian poet writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, and he exerted an enormous influence on modern Italian poetry. Pascoli is the author of LAST DREAM (World Poetry Books, 2019), translated by Geoffrey Brock. His chief collections include Myricae, Canti di Castelvecchio, and Primi poemetti. Geoffrey Brock's most recent book of translation is LAST DREAM by Giovanni Pascoli (World Poetry Books, 2019). He is the author of VOICES BRIGHT FLAGS (The Waywiser Press, 2013), and Weighing Light (Ivan R. Dee, 2005). Geoffrey is the editor of The FSG Book of 20th-Century Italian Poetry and the translator of numerous books of Italian poetry and prose. He teaches in the MFA program at the University of Arkansas.