Stefano Dal Bianco Wins Premio Strega Poesia 2024

Stefano Dal Bianco won the Premio Strega Poesia 2024 on October 9, 2024, at the Teatro Studio Borgna in Rome, receiving 40 out of 89 votes for his collection 'Paradiso' (Garzanti). Daniela Attanasio placed second with 17 votes and also won the Premio Strega Poesia Giovani. Giovanna Frene came third with 16 votes, Gian Maria Annovi fourth with 13, and Roberto Cescon fifth with 3. The ceremony was broadcast nationally on Raiplay and featured Giovanni Solimine (president of the Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci), Giuseppe D'Avino (president of Strega Alberti Benevento), and Lorena De Vita (BPER Banca). The author notes that despite the prize's potential to boost poetry's public profile, its impact has been minimal outside literary circles, similar to the 2023 edition won by Vivian Lamarque. The winning publisher Garzanti (like Mondadori last year) is a major market player, while more experimental independent presses were excluded. The piece suggests future editions should support independent publishers to align with the prize's history of elevating works like 'Il Gattopardo' and 'A caso'.