Ischitella–Pietro Giannone Prize

The 22nd edition of the Ischitella–Pietro Giannone Prize, one of the most prestigious competitions for an unpublished poetry collection in the languages of Italy, includes among its winners our member Anselmo Roveda, who was awarded second place for his Genoese collection Santacroxe de l’ascoso sentî (“Abecedary of hidden feelings”). First place went to Grazia Scuderi, with the Sicilian collection Primintiu (“First fruits”), while third place was awarded to Andreina Trusgnach for Med razpoki (“Between the folds”), written in the Slovene dialect of the Natisone Valleys (Province of Udine). In over twenty years of the Prize’s history, this is the first time a Ligurian poet has ranked among the winners. This year’s twelve finalists also included two other Ligurian poets: our member Alessandro Guasoni – also honorary president of the Council – with Tutta a vitta d’azzardo ò zugou (“I’ve gambled my whole life”) in Genoese, and Amilcare Mario Grassi, with Dorzòe de càn (“Dog’s tenderness”) in the dialect of La Spezia. A selection of poems by all three Ligurian authors is published in the issue no. 114–115 of the journal «Periferie».