Maria Borio (1985) was born in Peruggia and holds a PhD in Italian Literature. Several of her poems were collected and included in XII Quaderno di poesia contemporanea (publ. by Marcos y Marcos, 2015). Borio is author of the books of essays Satura: Da Montalle all Lirica Contemporanea (Saturation: From Montale to Contemporary Verse, publ. by Serra, 2013) and Poetiche e individui: La poesia italiana dal 1970 al 2000 (Poetry and the Individual: Italian Poetry from 1970 to 2000, publ. by Marsilio, 2017).