Anna Maria Biscardi, born in Potenza, did classic studies gaduating in Letters amd Phylosophy at the University of Naples. In 1993 she published a collection of poems La casa delle bambole (The Doll House) and in 1996 Colloqui amichevoli con Geno Pampaloni (Friendly Conversations with Geno Pampaloni), which testifies to her affectionate and conscious friendship with the man of letters. Her production has earned her citations and awards. Anna Maria Biscardi has also shown particular sensitivity to the problems of women in Southern Italy with the volume published in 1999 Passaggio a Mezzogiorno (Passage to the South), a testimony to the social closures of certain environments. In 2001, she edited the sharp and pleasant biography of a character from Signa, Moscerino, and in the same year the poetry collection La luce dei ricordi. Anna Maria Biscardi lives in Scandicci (Florence).