Chiara Basile has a scientific background, with a PhD in mathematical physics and experience teaching children and teenagers as educator in non-formal contexts. Founder and owner of the independent children’s bookshop Lèggere Leggére in Castel Maggiore, near Bologna, Italy, she has always strived to build a network of like-minded people and associations disseminating books and culture, even in the most unusual environments. Since 2019, she has been among the organizers of the Junior Poetry Festival, the first international poetry festival for young people in Italy.