Top 5 Italian Poetry Books of 2025 (+1 Bonus)

Artribune presents a curated list of the best Italian poetry books published in 2025, including a bonus translation. The selection features works by Vincenzo Ostuni, Giorgiomaria Cornelio, Patrizia Valduga, Sergio Garau, Milo de Angelis, and Anne Boyer. Ostuni's 'Faldone' (Il Saggiatore) is an ongoing experimental work started in 2004. Cornelio's 'L'Ufficio delle tenebre' (Edizioni Tlon) is described as both transgressive and erudite. Valduga's 'Lacrimae Rerum' (Einaudi) is a politically charged collection with refined metrics. Garau's 'risolza 2001-2025' (Miraggi Edizioni) marks his debut book after 25 years of performance poetry across 39 countries. De Angelis's 'Poesie dell'inizio' (LoSpecchio, Mondadori) gathers poems from 1967-73, written when he was 16. The bonus is Anne Boyer's 'Garments against women' (Tic Edizioni), translated by June Scialpi, a decade after its original English publication.