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 Macchie di caffè sui miei libri English edition: Coffee Stains on My Books First Prizes & Podium FIRST PRIZE for published poetry: Premio Publio Virgilio Marone FIRST PRIZE for published poetry: ““Premio Mino De Blasio 2025” ”Macchie di caffè sui miei libri awarded Best Poetry Work in the “Published […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 (no longer sufficient) principle of relevance
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti 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. “It is a great tragedy to find yourself in a world where everything has been said, done, explored, exhibited.” Extract from “Mystery and meaning” Coffee Stains […]