Featured Among Top 5 Inspiring Authors to Watch
Stefania Lucchetti featured on MSN article on Top 5 inspiring authors to watch October 2026 | Adventures of Frugal Mom / MSN Italian author, poet and essayist Stefania Lucchetti has been featured in Top 5 Inspiring Authors to Watch in 2026, an article published by Adventures of Frugal Mom and made available through MSN. The […]
Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti
Cover Art: original portrait of Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj painted by Italian artist Francesca Draetta. Private property (c) Francesca Draetta 2025. Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti – buy it on Amazon Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj (1855–1910) was an Italian poet of Armenian descent and one of the most distinctive female literary voices of late nineteenth-century […]
GIFT GUIDE: which book to give as gift and to whom
Blind Corners Buy it on Amazon A fresh poetry collection which moves fluidly between clarity and depth, between disciplined thought and unguarded feeling. It is the perfect gift for the intellectual and reflective reader as well as the reader seeking emotion and reflection on life’s transitions and challenges. Poetry is Cyberpunk Buy it on […]
Stefania Lucchetti interviews Kim Krizan
Kim Krizan is the co-writer of the “Before Sunrise” film series. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on “Before Sunset”. Krizan also wrote “Spy in the House of Anaïs Nin”, an examination of the diarist’s long-buried letters and papers. Recently, Krizan’s work was seen in Chanel’s 2024/2025 Ready-to-Wear cinematic story starring Brad Pitt […]
Attention is a form of prayer
“L’attention, poussée à son plus haut degré, est la même chose que la prière.” Simone Weil (La Pesanteur et la Grâce, 1947) (translation: “Attention, powered to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer“) The Discipline of Attention – Relevance and Freedom in the Digital Age A longer version of this article was first […]
Gustav Klimt’s Adam and Eve and Stefania Lucchetti’s Afternoons of Suspended Love
Cover art: Adam and Eve, Gustav Klimt 1917 (Belvedere Museum, Vienna) Afternoons of Suspended Love, by Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti is a bilingual (Italian and English side by side) book of love poems dedicated to marriage: not as an institution, but as a living encounter between two individuals who choose one another every […]
Art is the highest form of hope
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio The sentence “Art is the highest form of hope” is attributed to the German artist Gerhard Richter. Every time I read it again, I feel it vividly: I am more aware than ever that even on the most uncertain and dark days, the creative act is able […]
Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance – Veronica Gàmbara, Gaspara Stampa, Lucrezia Marinella: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti
Cover Art: original portrait of Veronica Gàmbara, Gaspara Stampa and Lucrezia Marinella painted by Italian artist Francesca Draetta. Private property (c) Francesca Draetta 2025. Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti – buy it on Amazon This bilingual anthology presents a carefully selected collection of poems by three of Italy’s most remarkable women […]
Author Stefania Lucchetti at the Menaggio (Lake Como) Literary Festival on 21 June
The whole world knows Menaggio as one of the jewels of Lake Como, a place celebrated for its extraordinary beauty and timeless elegance. For generations, it has captivated travelers, artists, writers, and some of the world’s most renowned figures, who have been drawn to the serenity of its waters and the majesty of its surrounding […]
Stefania Lucchetti bestselling Italian poet and essayist
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio Q: Stefania, you often write about resilience, growth, and transformation. What has been the key to your success? A: Curiosity and perseverance. I have spent my life studying, working professionally, raising a family, and continuing to learn. Success did not arrive overnight. It was built […]