Alessio di Giovanni (Cianciana, 11 October 1872 – Palermo, 6 December 1946) was an Italian poet, novelist, and playwright.
His father owned a large holding of the countryside around Cianciana including several sulfur mines.
Di Giovanni's later poetic works were influenced by the rugged mountains and isolated fields of the Platani Valley[3] in which his birthplace of Cianciana can be found.
His father, in those years, was elected mayor of Cianciana for three consecutive terms, from 1876 to 1884 .
Alessio then spent his childhood in the small town of Agrigento, attending elementary schools from 1878 to 1884.