Giovanni Lovisetto was born in Florence (Italy). He is a poet and an archaeologist.
Some of his poems have been featured in international poetry magazines such the Italian Poetry Review. His first collection of poems, titled Scavi Urbani (Urban Excavations) has been published in Italy in June 2021 by Transeuropa Editore. He is currently working on a project featuring Italian translations of contemporary American poets. His next project deals with bodies, ghosts, and poetry as an anti-capitalistic practice.
He earned a B.A. in Classics and an M.A. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Pisa, where he was also a student at the Scuola Normale Superiore. Giovanni is currently enrolled as a PhD candidate in the Classical Studies program at Columbia University in the City of New York. His academic work focuses on body modifications in the ancient world.