INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF POETRY AWARD "REGINA COPPOLA", 2019

Presentation of the International House of Poetry Award to the poet Livia Chandra Candiani The first edition of the International House of Poetry Award, strongly desired by the Cavallo-Coppola family in full harmony with the House of Poetry of Baronissi-Salerno, to keep alive the memory of Regina Coppola (16 June 1956 - 6 June 2015), whose sensitivity towards aesthetic values and social solidarity are well known to those who knew her, is about to arrive at the event conclusive. In line with Regina's personality and the history of the House of Poetry, the Prize is characterized by sobriety and absolute independence, not requiring patronage or contributions from public or private bodies or institutions. With it we intend to valorise the work carried out by a woman over the years in the literary field and which has been accompanied by a significant civil and social commitment. And this as a tribute to Regina Coppola and in full awareness of the major difficulties still faced today by women in asserting themselves in all fields of life in Italy and in the world. The Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to a poet who has particularly distinguished herself according to the two guidelines just mentioned. The jury of the Casa della Poesia International Prize, composed of Raffaella Marzano (President), Stefania Zuliani, Piero Cavallo, Sergio Iagulli and Francesco Napoli, has chosen the winner from a shortlist of names reported by the members themselves. The lifetime achievement award is awarded, for this fourth edition, to the Italian poet LIVIA CHANDRA CANDIANI. Chandra Livia Candiani (Milan 1952) is a poet and translator of Buddhist texts; he holds meditation courses and conducts poetry seminars in elementary schools, in homes for the sick and the homeless. With his books, from Io con Veste Leggero (Campanotto 2005) to his arrival in Bianca Einaudi with The Little Girl Pugile or the Precision of Love (2014) up to the recent Il silence è cosa viva (Einaudi 2018) and Vista dalla luna (Salani 2019), he has now reached a leading place in the panorama of contemporary Italian poetry. * info: 347 6275911

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Program Saturday 11 June 2016 at 7.00 pm Teatro Genovesi via Sichelgaita, 12 Salerno

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INTERNATIONAL "HOUSE OF POETRY - REGINA COPPOLA" AWARD, 2019 IV edition Proclamation of the winner - Motivation The international House of Poetry Award was strongly desired by the Cavallo-Coppola family in full harmony with the House of Poetry of Baronissi-Salerno, to keep alive the memory of Regina Coppola (16 June 1956 - 6 June 2015), whose sensitivity towards aesthetic values and social solidarity are well known to those who knew her. The Award, characterized by sobriety and absolute independence, has not requested and does not receive patronage or contributions from public or private bodies or institutions. It intends to valorise the work carried out by a woman over the years in the literary field and which has been accompanied by a significant civil and social commitment. And this as a tribute to Regina Coppola and in full awareness of the major difficulties still faced today by women to emerge in every field. The jury, chaired by Raffaella Marzano and composed of Stefania Zuliani, Giancarlo Cavallo, Sergio Iagulli and Francesco Napoli, decided to award the first Regina Coppola International House of Poetry Prize to LIVIA CHANDRA CANDIANI.