Gustav Klimt’s Adam and Eve and Stefania Lucchetti’s Afternoons of Suspended Love
Cover art: Adam and Eve, Gustav Klimt 1917 (Belvedere Museum, Vienna) Afternoons of Suspended Love, by Italian contemporary poet Stefania Lucchetti is a bilingual (Italian and English side by side) book of love poems dedicated to marriage: not as an institution, but as a living encounter between two individuals who choose one another every […]
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 […]
The face that launched a thousand ships
BUY “Penelope’s Web” by Stefania Lucchetti on Amazon The anticipation surrounding The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s new epic inspired by Homer’s poem, has reignited a debate that extends far beyond the world of cinema. The cast includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, and Lupita Nyong’o as […]
Penelope’s Web
BUY “Penelope’s Web” by Stefania Lucchetti on Amazon About Penelope Long before I wrote the poems included in Penelope’s Web, Penelope had already become part of my imagination. She was the first character I ever portrayed on stage as a teenager, and the first figure from classical mythology to whom I dedicated a poem. I […]
Philosophy is a woman
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio Sea and thought These days I am by the sea with my children, just after the end of the school year. Our days unfold according to the sometimes demanding rhythm of light, water, and summer activities. It is a tangible world, made of bodies in […]
Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance – Veronica Gàmbara, Gaspara Stampa, Lucrezia Marinella: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti
Cover Art: original portrait of Veronica Gàmbara, Gaspara Stampa and Lucrezia Marinella painted by Italian artist Francesca Draetta. Private property (c) Francesca Draetta 2025. Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Translated by Stefania Lucchetti – buy it on Amazon This bilingual anthology presents a carefully selected collection of poems by three of Italy’s most remarkable women […]
Author Stefania Lucchetti at the Menaggio (Lake Como) Literary Festival on 21 June
The whole world knows Menaggio as one of the jewels of Lake Como, a place celebrated for its extraordinary beauty and timeless elegance. For generations, it has captivated travelers, artists, writers, and some of the world’s most renowned figures, who have been drawn to the serenity of its waters and the majesty of its surrounding […]
Stefania Lucchetti bestselling Italian poet and essayist
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio Q: Stefania, you often write about resilience, growth, and transformation. What has been the key to your success? A: Curiosity and perseverance. I have spent my life studying, working professionally, raising a family, and continuing to learn. Success did not arrive overnight. It was built […]
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 […]
Why write? Italian author Stefania Lucchetti talks about inspiration and poetry
Photo: Stefania Lucchetti, portrait by Italian art photographer Emma Terenzio Where does your inspiration come from?For me, writing begins as an intimate and necessary gesture: it is an attempt to hold on to what slips away, to transform the everyday into meaning, to give voice to all moments of life, even those that are most […]