Mario Petrucci

Mario Petrucci (born 1958) is a British-Italian poet, literary translator, educator and broadcaster, known for his work in science-related poetry and in Ecopoetry. He was born in Lambeth, London and trained as a physicist at Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge, later completing a PhD in vacuum crystal growth at University College London. He is also an ecologist, having a BA in Environmental Science from Middlesex University. After his early scientific career, Petrucci shifted to literary projects, serving as the first poet-in-residence at the Imperial War Museum and BBC Radio 3.

Petrucci's work with poetry and film occurs in educational, cultural and community settings, addressing human conflict, environmental issues, science, and public and private memory. His broadcast outlets include BBC radio’s Kaleidoscope, London Nights, Sunday Feature, Night Waves, The Verb and the BBC World Service, as well as BBC TV. Between 2011 and 2013, his regular column for The Day Digest in Ukraine explored the philosophy of art and society, while in 2022 the Kyiv Post published his Ukraine-based poem in response to "challenging times".