Art is the highest form of hope
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio The sentence “Art is the highest form of hope” is attributed to the German artist Gerhard Richter. Every time I read it again, I feel it vividly: I am more aware than ever that even on the most uncertain and dark days, the creative act is able […]
Hope is the thing with feathers – dialogue with Emily Dickinson
Some attentive readers have noticed that my poem “Hope” included in my collection Poetry is Cyberpunk enters into a dialogue with Emily Dickinson’s well-known poem “Hope is the thing with feathers.” “Hope” is the thing with feathers – 314 By Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poetry as an act of rebellion in the contemporary era – interview to award winning Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti
Cover photo: Italian contemporary author Stefania Lucchetti, in her office in Milano, Italy Buy it on: Amazon US (English edition) AMAZON IT (Italian bilingual original version) Feltrinelli Where does your inspiration come from? For me, writing is born as an intimate and necessary gesture: it is the attempt to hold on to what slips away, […]
The significance and aesthetics of cyberpunk
Cover photo: Stefania Lucchetti, in a cyberpunk noir with a retro mood Buy it on: Amazon US (English edition) AMAZON IT (Italian bilingual original version) Feltrinelli During the recording of a TV interview in Rome this September, the interviewer asked me why I chose the word cyberpunk instead of the more fashionable terms “AI” or “robotics.” […]