Grazia Procino

Grazia Procino, born in Gioia del Colle(Ba), has a degree in Classical Literature. She is a teacher of Letters at the Liceo Classico in Gioia del Colle. She has published haiku in two collective collections published by Fusibilia, the poetic collection “Soffi di Nuvole” (Scatole parlanti, 2017) – Finalist for the Nabokov Prize and Special Prize at the National Prize “Poetika” in Verbania- and the short stories “Stories of women and men ”( Quaderni editions, 2019). “E sia” (Giuliano Ladolfi Editore) was her second poetic sylloge: medal of honor at the Don Luigi di Diegro 2020 Award, finalist at the “Città di Acqui Terme” Award and certificate of merit at the “Lorenzo Montano” award; finalist at the IV edition of the Prato Poesia Award, special mention at the national award “Città di Conza della Campania”; fourth place in the “Città di Mesagne” award. A poem by hers was selected for the January 2019 IPoet by the Lietocolle publishing house; her poems have appeared in specialized magazines such as Ultracontemporary Poetry, Poetry of our time, Poetarum silva and Poeti Oggi. An interview of her was published in L’Estroverso by Grazia Calanna. She was among the 12 poets selected in the anthology “Officina iPoet 2019” of the publishing house Lietocolle (Collection booklets). In February 2021 the third poetic sylloge “Of dawns and occasi” (Macabor) came to light, finalist for the national award “Between Secchia and Panaro 2021”; certificate of merit to the Lorenzo Montano 2021 award; special mention to the “Dieter Schlesak and Vivetta Valacca” Award.