The jury, composed of: Prof. Anna Gertrude Pessina, Ciro Carfora poet, prof. Gerardo Santella, prof. Raffaele Urraro, dr. Luigi De Simone (Councillor of Culture of the City of Santa Anastasia), and coordinated by Joseph Vetromile convened on March 5, 2009, has compiled the following list:
For Section A, in Italian poetry on any subject:
1st prize (600 Euro): Rodolfo Vetter, Milan;
2nd prize (Euro 350): Marcello De Santis, Tivoli (Rome);
3rd prize (€ 250): Umberto Vicaretti of Luco dei Marsi (L'Aquila);
Special Jury Prize: Pasquale Crossbowman, Barano d'Ischia ( Na).
Citation of merit: Armando Xavier (Avellino), Emilia Fragomeni (Genoa), Benito Galilee (Roma).
Recommended: Mina Antonelli (Gravina, Ba), Salvatore Cangiani (Sorrento), John Case (Siano, Salerno), Antonio De Marchi Gherini (Gera Lario, Co), Domenico Luiso (Bitonto, Ba), Giampaolo Merciai (S.Marcello Pistoiese), Daniela Raimondi (Londra), Rosa Spera (Barletta, Ba).
Per la Sezione B, tema ambiente e territorio vesuviano:
1° premio: Adolfo Silveto, di Boscotrecase (Na);
Premio Speciale “Napoli Cultural Classic”, offerto dall’omonima Associazione: Lenio Vallati, di Sesto Fiorentino (Fi).
Segnalati: Rita Amelia (Marigliano, Na), Patrizia Cozzolino (Napoli), Anna Maria Gargiulo (Meta, Na), Vincenzo Russo (Napoli), Nino Vicidomini (Trecase, Na).
Sezione “Giovani”:
1° premio: Erlinda Guide, Frattamaggiore of (Na).
Recommended: Constantine Pacilio (Manocalzati, Av), Dolores Scippacercola (Napoli), Miriam De Michele (Portici, NA).
section "local authority":
1st prize: Raffaele Liguori, Anastasia (NA).
Recommended: Peter Ammann (Palma Campania, Na), Carmen Percontra (Massa di Somma, Na), Alfonso Severino (Ottaviano, Na), Natasha Vernetti (Pollena, Na).
We thank all participants who adhered to this seventh edition of the competition, and in particular those that have not been ranked in the top positions, but only need to score. Best wishes to all and a goodbye the next edition.
The awards ceremony, to which all are invited, is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2009. The exact place and time
will be announced later.
