Franco Arminio (1960) has published poetry and prose works including Diario civile (Sellino, 1999), Viaggio nel cratere (Sironi, 2003) and Circo dell’ipocondria (Le Lettere, 2006). With Vento forte tra Lacedonia e Candela. Esercizi di paesologia (Laterza, 2008) he won the 2009 Naples Prize.