GIFT GUIDE: which book to give as gift and to whom
Poetry is Cyberpunk is the perfect gift for the intellectual and reflective readers. Coffee Stains On My Books is the perfect gift for a friend, wife, mother, sister and adult daughter. In Afternoons of Suspended Love is the perfect gift for a wife, husband or very close friend married for a long time. […]
HOPE IN POETRY by Stefania Lucchetti
In the photo: Stefania Lucchetti at Teatro alla Scala, Milano “There Is Nothing More Powerful Than Hope” Excerpt from the poem “Art, Faith and Hope”, Stefania Lucchetti, Coffee Stains On My Books, 2024 “Art, Faith and Hope” in Coffee Stains On My Books is a poetic reflection on the transformative power of hope and the way […]
ART IN POETRY by Stefania Lucchetti
In the photo: Stefania Lucchetti at Teatro alla Scala, Milano Stefania Lucchetti’s poems about ART celebrate the essence of creativity as a transcendent energy connecting the inner world with the outer one. Capable of breaking down every barrier and translating emotions and thoughts into tangible and shareable forms, art in Stefania Lucchetti’s poetry is not […]
THE LIFE OF A (SHOWGIRL) POET
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti in some of her book signings and readings Read this essay in Italian/Leggi questo articolo in italiano Sign up through the form to read my blog on the substack app or receive it by email. Dear readers, A few days ago, a friend remarked on how glamorous the various book presentations, signings, and literary […]
“Milano ” and “Rome in November” – two contemporary poems
Rome in NovemberMassimiliano Giannocco translated by Stefania Lucchetti from the poetry collection Quando il mare è mosso How beautiful is Rome in November,its limbs suspended between the morning hazeand the dim autumn sun,the sky’s shifting expressions impressedin patches of tears still half-asleep,upon the veined benches of the gardens.The foliage is a carpet of apparent death,God […]
Poetry as an act of rebellion in the contemporary era – interview to award winning Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti
Cover photo: Italian contemporary author Stefania Lucchetti, in her office in Milano, Italy Buy it on: Amazon US (English edition) AMAZON IT (Italian bilingual original version) Feltrinelli Where does your inspiration come from? For me, writing is born as an intimate and necessary gesture: it is the attempt to hold on to what slips away, […]
Travelling is taking a vacation from oneself
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti o n the Charles Bridge over the Vitava River, Prague Read this essay in Italian/Leggi questo articolo in italiano Sign up through the form to read my blog on the substack app or receive it by email. Coffee Stains On My Books : a profound journey of introspection through the imperfections of life. […]
The value of beauty and Aphrodite – by contemporary Italian poet Stefania Lucchetti
Photo: Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1485 circa (Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze) Read in Italian/Leggi in italiano ““I am the vessel of wonders and love Queen of Cups, ruling from above my hands sculpt dreams from desire’s clay igniting love’s fire in every heart’s way.” Excerpt from the poem “Aphrodite” included in the contemporary poetry collection Coffee Stains on My […]