Curriculum Inglese
COLAIANNI PATRIZIA’ S CURRICULUM
(updated in September 2021)
Colaianni Patrizia was born in Sciacca (Agrigento),
Italy, on 11 April 1972, but she has lived in the province of Como since she
was three years old.
Since the age of seventeen she has developed a passion
got writing poetry, fairy tales, aphorisms and short stories, thanks also to her
personal thorough study of some French poets, Gianni Rodari’s works and science
fiction. She obtained a high school diploma as a primary school teacher at the
Canossian Institute in Milan.
She works as an administrative assistant in the
schools of Milan and its province.
She’s studying Modern Literature at a University in Rome.
In 2009 she won ex aequo the national poetry prize - on the theme
"Man and the sea" - "Poetry in notes", organised by
Ennepilibri, the publishing house in Imperia.
In the years 2010, 2012 and 2014 she was finalist at
the National Poetry Prize "Libero de Libero" in Fondi (Latina), respectively
with the sylloges: "Poems", covering the subject of journey,
"Poems intimate" and "On the wings of life".
She has also received various certificates of
participation in the competition for the unpublished fairy tale - Hans
Christian Andersen Award - Baia delle favole of Sestri Levante (Genoa).
In 2001 she had her the first collection of poetry
"Topaz and Strelitzia", published in the series edited by the
A.L.I. Penna d’Autore of Turin.
Her other lyrics and aphorisms are published in
anthologies of various publishing houses.
She has been interviewed by various journalists from
local Sciacca television networks, such as Tele Radio Sciacca and Tele Radio
Monte Kronio, to talk about her own poetry.
In 2012 she had the following booklets published by a
Milanese print house: "Ten fairy tales", the poetic sylloges "Moon
drops", "Ice of fire", "Voyage poems",
the long sci - fi story for children "The Galaxy of the Red Sun" and
the fairy tale "The merchant of Artusia and Vera's truth".
Some of her stories are published on the website
www.raccontinellarete.it
In 2014 she was
finalist (ranked 4H ex aequo) with the unpublished short story “The
fairies’ flower”, at the 4H national literary prize “Witches and Vampires &
Co.”, organized by Giovane Holden Edizioni.
The unpublished poetry "Enigma" is selected
for the anthology of the literary prize "Florence Capital of Europe",
2016 edition. In the same literary competition, the unpublished poetry
"Illusion of a love" received
mention of merit, whilst "Ten fairy tales" received an
honorable mention (with certificate and plaque), as well as " Voyage poems
".
In 2017 she devised the design for the cover of the CD by C. Scalici: “The sincere years”,
containing her own song “A secret wish” and the song “Patrizia”, which her
mother dedicated to her.
In 2018 four of her poems became songs, inserted in
the CD by C. Scalici: “It’s always us”.
The titles of the songs: "Love is an ember",
"A blue wing", "The beach", "A true love".
The afore mentioned
songs are posted on Facebook and YouTube and cour be found by typing
Calogero Scalici and have achieved a considerable number of views.
She wrote "Mother is my star" recorded on
the CD "A thought for all" by C. Scalici and broadcast in the radio
programme "Sweet awakening" and "Wake up" by TRS.
In 2019 she recorded two video clips: “Spring” (2nd
version) and “15 December 2019”, both posted on the YouTube channel “Colaianni
Patrizia”.
She had a screenplay for an animated film printed by a
Milanese print house: "Marian and the rainbow fairies - The Kingdoms’survival".
Colaianni Patrizia