“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 […]
“Encroachment” – Contemporary Poetry by Stefania Lucchetti
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti portrayed by Emma Terenzio 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. “What would you like me to sacrifice beyond thisExactly?Where can I conceal myself to occupy less spaceWhere can I retreat […]
“Words” – Contemporary Poetry by Stefania Lucchetti
Words, Original illustration by © Gianluca Biscalchin created for Stefania Lucchetti Read this essay in Italian/Leggi questo articolo in italiano Sign up to read my blog regularly in your inbox or in the Substack app “Why words – they ask/ why now” Excerpt from the poem “Words” included in the contemporary poetry collection Coffee […]
Without Time – Contemporary Poem by Stefania Lucchetti
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti portrait by Emma Terenzio Read this essay in Italian/Leggi questo articolo in italiano Sign up to read my blog regularly in your inbox or in the Substack app “There is a side of us which exists beyond time a part of the mind which dwells outside of time” Excerpt from the poem […]
Love poetry by Stefania Lucchetti
“That Love is all there is/Is all we know of Love” (Emily Dickinson) Photo: The author with her husband Marcello (Vienna, 2024) Afternoons of Suspended Love is a book which tells a tale of love and passion in a long term marriage. It is a bilingual (Italian and English side by side text) […]
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 […]
Milano – poem by Stefania Lucchetti
Photo: Milano, Arco della pace, © Giuseppe Faraone – Oil on canvas of contemporary painter Giuseppe Faraone “You welcome me with an icy expression and turned shoulders, as if you did not care, and often you let me drown in my insignificance. But in staying with you and living you so many layers of you opened […]
Coffee Stains on My Books
Cover art: original drawing by Italian illustrator Gianluca Biscalchin In “Coffee Stains On My Books“, Stefania Lucchetti invites readers on a profound journey of self-discovery and introspection through her captivating poetry. With rich life experiences as her backdrop, Stefania masterfully intertwines everyday moments with classical references, creating a symphony of emotion that resonates deeply with […]