# Poetry > [!news] > Libellule (Dragonflies), my first poetry collection, has finally been released! If you are curious, you can read it [[Libellule - Dragonflies Collection|here]]! > ![[Libellule_cover.png|150]] My artistic influences are varied, but I really appreciate the poetry of Eugenio Montale, Rupi Kaur and Peter Gizzi. --- - Raccolta Connessioni (Connections), Adriano Fontanari (2027) - In the making - Adriano, F. (2026). Libellule (Dragonflies Collection). In Libellule (Dragonflies Collection). Zenodo. [Acces Publication](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18967838) - Poesia _Il Crepuscolo_ in Pensare in Versi - Archivio Immaginazione (2025). [Access Publication](https://adrianofontanari.com/lighthouse/resources/Pensare+in+Versi.pdf) ## Selected Poetry ![[riconoscimento_poetry_adriano_fontanari.png|300]] artwork: @ian.hodgson made for [Riconoscimento](https://archivioimmaginazione.com/2026/03/22/riconoscimenti/) ### Riconoscimento - Recognition **(ITA - Original)** _Eppur, d'un tratto, degli occhi mi han visto. Per un istante sono vivo. Stupore._ **(EN - AI-translated)** _And yet, all at once, some eyes have seen me. For an instant, I am alive. Astonishment._ ### L'alchimista - The Alchemist **(ITA - Original)** Ti ruba il sigaro, che tu chiami giornata. Quel passante se la ride Atomi e scintille, l'accende mentre se la gusta sembra l'abbia pure amata. Il fumo ti assale e affanna il respiro. Vivi o sopravvivi? Fondi pensieri e giudizi con la realtà, per un istante ti illudi di capire e diventano verità. Fusione nucleare, inizi ad esplodere. Allora ti racconto di pozioni, si quelle che le bevi e va tutto bene. Altra illusione pozioni non ne ho, sentirai tutte le emozioni. A modo tuo scrivi, A modo tuo vivi, A modo tuo fumi, quei sigari ogni giorno. **(EN - AI-translated)** _He steals your cigar, the one you call a day._ _That passerby laughs it off Atoms and sparks, he lights it, and as he savors it it almost seems he loved it, too._ _The smoke assails you and chokes your breath. Are you living, or just surviving?_ _You melt thoughts and judgments into reality, for a moment you fool yourself into understanding and they become truth. Nuclear fusion, you begin to explode._ _So let me tell you about potions yes, the kind you drink and everything’s fine._ _Another illusion: I have no potions, you’ll feel every emotion._ _In your own way you write, in your own way you live, in your own way you smoke those cigars, every day._ ### Nessuna canzone - No Song **(ITA - Original)** _Chi mi tocca è ciò che risuona Piano senza pianista Nessuna melodia Cerco l’eco tra le note Pianista senza piano Non conosco lo spartito, Nessuna corda che vibra. Nessun battito. Fuori tempo?_ **(EN - AI-translated)** _Whoever touches me is what resonates Piano without a pianist No melody I search for the echo between the notes Pianist without a piano I don't know the score No string vibrates. No heartbeat. Out of time?_ --- I also publish my poetry on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adrianofontanari/" title="Instagram"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" style="vertical-align:middle"><path d="M12 2.163c3.204 0 3.584.012 4.85.07 3.252.148 4.771 1.691 4.919 4.919.058 1.265.069 1.645.069 4.849 0 3.205-.012 3.584-.069 4.849-.149 3.225-1.664 4.771-4.919 4.919-1.266.058-1.644.07-4.85.07-3.204 0-3.584-.012-4.849-.07-3.26-.149-4.771-1.699-4.919-4.92-.058-1.265-.07-1.644-.07-4.849 0-3.204.013-3.583.07-4.849.149-3.227 1.664-4.771 4.919-4.919 1.266-.057 1.645-.069 4.849-.069zM12 0C8.741 0 8.333.014 7.053.072 2.695.272.273 2.69.073 7.052.014 8.333 0 8.741 0 12c0 3.259.014 3.668.072 4.948.2 4.358 2.618 6.78 6.98 6.98C8.333 23.986 8.741 24 12 24c3.259 0 3.668-.014 4.948-.072 4.354-.2 6.782-2.618 6.979-6.98.059-1.28.073-1.689.073-4.948 0-3.259-.014-3.667-.072-4.947-.196-4.354-2.617-6.78-6.979-6.98C15.668.014 15.259 0 12 0zm0 5.838a6.162 6.162 0 100 12.324 6.162 6.162 0 000-12.324zM12 16a4 4 0 110-8 4 4 0 010 8zm6.406-11.845a1.44 1.44 0 100 2.881 1.44 1.44 0 000-2.881z"/></svg></a> <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;"> <iframe src="https://www.instagram.com/adrianofontanari/embed" width="400" height="420" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </div> You can likely meet me at a reading poetry @[La Stanza Blu](https://www.instagram.com/lastanzablu_art/) or @[PEM Poesie ed Euforie Metropolitane](https://www.instagram.com/pem_pem_pem__/) in Milan. --- <iframe src="https://digitalmedicinebeats.substack.com/embed" style="min-width:100%;height:300px"></iframe> --- _Copyright © 2026 - Adriano Fontanari_