Cilento International Poetry
Edition 2023

The Cilento International Poetry Prize, an award conferred on the leading poets, writers and artists on the contemporary Italian and world scene, is organised by the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio of Salerno and Avellino and the Centro Contemporaneo delle Arti, with the patronage and collaboration of the Campania Region, the Municipality of Salerno, the Province of Salerno, the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park Authority, the University of Salerno - DISPS, the Municipality of Salento, the Municipality of Roccadaspide, the Salerno Community Foundation, the Teatro Pubblico Campano and the Uni in Strada Association of Salerno.

The Cilento Poetry Prize, born in 2017 from an idea by Menotti Lerro, has distinguished itself since the first edition for the very high prestige of the poets awarded: Davide Rondoni, Milo De Angelis, Franco Loi, Roberto Carifi, Vivian Lamarque, Giampiero Neri, Elio Pecora, Dacia Maraini, Valerio Magrelli and Tiziano Rossi.

The project, financed by the Ministry of Culture / Directorate General for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, under the Fund for the Enhancement of Italian Culture and Language Abroad, promotes and encourages initiatives, including the internationalisation of the Cilento Poetry Prize, aimed at strengthening awareness of the value of our language, our culture and our cultural, material and immaterial heritage.