Athena – contemporary poem by Stefania Lucchetti
Photo: Pallas Athena, G. Klimt,1898, Wien Museum (Vienna) Read this newsletter in Italian/Leggi questa newsletter in italiano Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt is one of my favourite paintings, so much so that I have a print of it at home. Visiting it in Vienna (it is hosted at the Wien Museum, not at the more […]
Stefania Lucchetti Italian contemporary poet interviewed
This is a translation of the full interview published in Italian on: GRUPPO ALBATROS IL FILO PRESENTA: Macchie di caffè sui miei libri – Stefania Lucchetti – Il blog del Gruppo Albatros “Coffee Stains on My Books” is an evocative title, suggesting a strong connection between writing and everyday life. How did the idea for […]
The New Voice of Italian Contemporary Poetry: Stefania Lucchetti
Article on New York Insider, 12 February 2025 The New Voice of Italian Contemporary Poetry: Stefania Lucchetti – New York Insider
Love is – contemporary poem 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) Read in Italian/Leggi in italiano “Love is finding something when you thought it lost” Excerpt from the poem “Love is not” included in the contemporary poetry collection Coffee Stains on My Books, Stefania […]
Aphrodite – contemporary poem by 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 […]
The House in the Forest – contemporary poem by Stefania Lucchetti (and the Apple TV series “Severance”)
Photo: the author Stefania Lucchetti, in a portrait by © Emma Terenzio “Shadows linger Remnants of forgotten threads A semblance of chaos” Excerpt from the poem “The House in the Forest” included in the contemporary poetry collection Coffee Stains on My Books, Stefania Lucchetti, 2024 Purchase the book to read the full poem Lately, I have been watching Severance, a […]
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 […]
The many you – poem by Stefania Lucchetti
“They will look at you without recognizing youthey will listen to you without hearing you” Excerpt from the poem The Faces of You, Coffee Stains on My Books, Stefania Lucchetti 2024 Purchase the book to read the full poem. The poem The Faces of You is a reflection on identity, on how others perceive us, […]
Awards winning Italian poet Stefania Lucchetti
Awards received in 2025 February 2025- OTMA2 – Award Poetry Of the Year, Mention of Honor for the poem Athena Awards received in 2024 ALI Penna d’Autore, 14 Concorso Nazionale Poesie d’Amore, Menzione di Merito per la poesia Amore e Caos OTMA 2 – Premio Agenda dei Poeti, Segnalazione di merito per la poesia Il […]
