Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti is a finalist in the historical and prestigious Italian literary prize Mario Luzi

YEAR 2025 PRIZES for La poesia è cyberpunk English edition: Poetry is cyberpunk First Prizes & Podium 30 NOVEMBER 2025: FINALIST International Litarary Award PREMIO MARIO LUZI YEAR 2025 PRIZES for Macchie di caffè sui miei libri English edition: Coffee Stains on My Books First Prizes & Podium FINALIST […]
Medusa – poem by Stefania Lucchetti

MEDUSA by Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti is a poem about the victims of violence “In your temple, Goddess, I sought refuge / yearning only for peace in my prayers” Excerpt from poem “Medusa”, from the modern bilingual Italian-English poetry collection Coffee Stains On My Books, Stefania Lucchetti, 2024) Image: Shield with Medusa’s Head, Caravaggio,1598 ca., […]
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 […]
ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY POETRY AWARDS won by Stefania Lucchetti

YEAR 2025 PRIZES for La poesia è cyberpunk English edition: Poetry is cyberpunk First Prizes & Podium FINALIST International Litarary Award PREMIO MARIO LUZI YEAR 2025 PRIZES for Macchie di caffè sui miei libri English edition: Coffee Stains on My Books First Prizes & Podium FINALIST International Litarary Award […]
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 […]
PERINATAL GRIEF POETRY by Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti

Foto: Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti There are forms of pain that find no place in ordinary language, unseen and unspoken, silenced out of modesty or out of fear of causing discomfort, yet they live within us with a constant presence. November was born from the need to break that silence, to restore dignity to […]
POETRY ABOUT GRIEF by Stefania Lucchetti

Foto: Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti In many cultures, the first of November is a day dedicated to honoring those who have left us. It is a celebration that, whether in its folkloric expressions (Halloween, Día de Muertos) or in its more intimate rituals (the Christian tradition of All Saints’ Day), offers an opportunity to […]
POETRY ABOUT MENOPAUSE AND OLDER WOMEN by Stefania Lucchetti

Foto: Stefania Lucchetti October and Menopause Awareness October is the month dedicated to menopause awareness, a topic that is still rarely discussed and often approached with discomfort. Menopause is a passage that many women experience in silence, caught between shame and confusion, as if the changing body were a boundary to be hidden. Yet it […]
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 […]