Antonio Porchia

Antonio Porchia was an Italian-Argentine poet and aforist.
He was born in Conflenti, Calabria, Italy, on November 13, 1885.
He moved to Argentina in 1906 to escape poverty.
He worked as a carpenter, basket weaver, and accountant.
He published only one book, Voces, in 1943.
Voces is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on life.
Porchia's work has been praised by writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, André Breton, and Henry Miller.
He died in Buenos Aires on November 9, 1968.