Amalia Guglielminetti: The Forgotten Poetess of Early 20th-Century Italy

Amalia Guglielminetti (1881–1941) was born in Turin to parents Pietro Guglielminetti and Felicita Lavezzato. Gabriele D'Annunzio acknowledged her as Italy's sole poetess. Following her father's passing, she resided with her strict grandfather. She received her education at religious institutions and began contributing to Gazzetta del Popolo in 1901, releasing her first poetry collection, "Le voci della giovinezza," in 1903. Her second book, "Le vergini folli" (1907), garnered praise. Guglielminetti had a turbulent romance with Guido Gozzano and later produced several prose pieces. Her relationship with Dino Segre led to legal troubles, particularly with her 1923 novel "La rivincita del maschio." She succumbed to septicemia after a fall during a bombing. In her will, she requested a pyramidal tomb inscribed with "Essa è pur sempre quella che va sola."