Nadia Cavalera, born in Galatone (Lecce), graduated in philosophy from the
University of Salento after graduating from high school. In
Brindisi from 1976 -1988, he taught humanities subjects and worked as a journalist in the purely cultural field (at the Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto Newspaper, 1982 - 1988). She has lived in
Modena since 1988. The only poet presented in “Third Wave,” which stigmatizes the avant-garde of the last twentieth century, Nadia Cavalera in her works has also written in
Latin (Ecce Femina), English (Bluff/Americanata) and Galatian dialect (Salentudine). He translated from Latin (“Hermit Dialogue” by Antonio Galateo), and French (“Soluble Fish” by André Breton). He founded two journals: in
Brindisi, Gheminga (1988, 0-3), the city's first exclusively literary magazine; in Modena, with poet
Edoardo Sanguineti, Bollettario (1990 - 2010), a four-monthly journal of writing and criticism. From 2005 to 2018 she chaired the Alessandro Tassoni Prize (poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction), organized by the Le Avanguardie Association, which she has directed since 1989. In some issues of Bulletin highlights his own civic, social and political engagement. His writings are featured in several anthologies and he has collaborated with several specialist publications. ==Publications==