Alfredo de Palchi

Alfredo Giop de Palchi (born December 13, 1926 Verona, Italy – August 6, 2020) was an Italian poet and translator.

Life
He grew up in Legnago, Verona, Italy. He was a political prisoner from the Spring of 1945 until the Spring of 1951. From 1951 to 1956 he lived in Paris, France and in Spain. In 1952 he married Sonia Raiziss, and with her, edited Chelsea magazine from 1960 on. On October 12, 1956, he arrived in New York City. He was trustee of the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation. He was a judge for the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards. He lived in Union Square, New York City with his wife Rita and daughter Luce. He was the publisher of the non-profit Chelsea Editions. A lecture series was named for him at the University of Hartford.