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 […]
Yield – poem by Stefania Lucchetti

“I hid within myself / to be neither seen nor heard” Photo: the author under a starry Sky in Finland during the last week of 2024 “But now the wind blows, the tides rise, I hear Artemis whistle I see Athena polishing her shield, I feel the graceful steps of Aphrodite and Hecate summons me […]
Schoredinger’s Cat – Poem by Stefania Lucchetti

“Do I exist without a viewer?Do I exist if no one recognizes me?” Excerpt from the poem “Schroedinger’s Cat” by Stefania Lucchetti (Coffee Stains On My Books, 2024) Purchase the book to read the full poem. The illustration is an original drawing by (c) Gianluca Biscalchin, created specifically for the author. “Schroedinger’s Cat” is a […]
Medusa – poem by Stefania Lucchetti

“In your temple, Goddess, I sought refuge / yearning only for peace in my prayers” Excerpt from poem “Medusa”, in the contemporary poetry collection Coffee Stains On My Books, Stefania Lucchetti, 2024) Buy the modern poetry collection Coffee Stains On My Books to read the whole poem. Image: Shield with Medusa’s Head, Caravaggio,1598 ca., Galleria Uffizi […]
Banalities – poem by Stefania Lucchetti

“Would you like some coffee, perhaps a pastry? The pain we inflicted on each other, the emptiness we left behind.“ Excerpt from the poem “Banalities” (Coffee Stains on My Books, Stefania Lucchetti, 2024) Purchase the book to read the full poem. Image: Café Terrace at Night, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888 “Banalities” is a poem that […]
Awards winning Italian poet Stefania Lucchetti

Awards received in 2025 “La Perla del Tirreno Cefalu 2025” – 10 concorso internazionale di poesia e narrativa – President’s Award – for Macchie di caffè sui miei libri – April 2025 Award Poetry Of the Year, OTMA 2 – Mention of Honor for the poem Athena. February 2025 Premio Emozioni Poetiche 2025 –– OTMA 2- […]