All set for the international poetry prize Poseidonia Paestum.
Among the guests also the journalist and writer Maria Cuono
On Saturday July 6th, 8 pm, at Villa Salati in Paestum, in the province of Salerno, the winners of the new edition of the International Poetry Prize Poseidonia Paestum will be awarded.
The event, organized by the Lions Club Paestum and the Leo Club Paestum, in collaboration with the municipality of Capaccio-Paestum and the company SpA Convergenze, will be presented by Professor Rita Bellelli and the journalist Guido Carione, and admission will be free.
The jury will be chaired by Ermanno Corsi, RAI journalist, and composed of Giuseppe Funicelli, surgeon and poet, president of the Permanent Center for the diffusion of culture of the Lions Club Paestum, Alberto Granese, full professor of Italian Literature at the University of Salerno, essayist and literary critic, and Pasquale De Cristofaro, theater director and playwright.
During the evening, the authorities will bring their greetings: the president of the Lions Club Paestum, Rita Bellelli, the mayor of Capaccio Paestum, Franco Alfieri, the director of the Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia, Tiziana D’Angelo, the president of the company SpA Convergenze, Rosario Pingaro, the president of the jury, Ermanno Corsi, and the governor of the Lions District 108 Ya, Tommaso Di Napoli.
Among the guests, Maria Cuono, journalist and author of the new book Tutto con il cuore (Everything with the heart). The new version of Verso l’Orizzonte (Toward the horizon) published by Kimerik with a preface by soprano Olga De Maio who has enriched the poetic anthology, will also take part in this initiative.
“It is a true honor for me to take part in this event that means so much to me. – explains Maria Cuono – I will anxiously await the verdict from the Jury. My new book was appreciated by the Academic Senate of the successful and prestigious Cartagine 2023 International Cultural Award, and I have thus obtained recognition at the Chamber of Deputies in the presence of illustrious figures from the worlds of entertainment, music, medicine and more.
I take this opportunity to thank Olga for her commendable contribution and wish her to achieve everything her heart desires as soon as possible. She deserves so much both professionally and humanly.”
Find more about the book Tutto con il cuore (Everything with the heart) by reading here