15th Edition International Poetry Festival
Artistic direction of Laura Garavaglia

May 16-17, 2025

VILLA GALLIA
UNIVERSITÀ DELL’UNIVERSITÀ DELL’INSUBRIA
LICEO TERESA CICERI
LICEO ORSOLINE SAN CARLO

The International Poetry Festival Europa in Versi, organized by the Association La Casa della Poesia di Como ODV, which is active in the dissemination of poetry linked to other forms of art, will reach its 15th edition in May and will be titled "Strange Days. Beyond the Algorithm: Humanity at the Center."

The Festival will focus on the role of AI in literary production and its implications for writers, readers, and the publishing industry, stimulating the public to explore new frontiers of artistic expression and reflect on the challenges posed by international geopolitics.

The advent of artificial intelligence raises fundamental questions about the nature of creativity and the very identity of the artist. Can a machine write poetry or a novel? And if so, what does it mean to be a poet and writer in the 21st century? The festival aims to address these questions, providing a stage for poets, writers, and artists who engage with the challenges and opportunities of this new era. A unique opportunity to reflect on our relationship with technology and the impact it has on our humanity.

The goal is to make complex themes accessible to the public, offering a rich and stimulating cultural experience, an unprecedented journey into the heart of creativity, where poetry meets artificial intelligence in a timely and captivating dialogue. Through the voices of internationally renowned poets and significant cultural figures, we will immerse ourselves in a stimulating debate that will lead us to rethink the role of words and art in contemporary society.

9:00 am
Liceo Teresa Ciceri
The Colors of poetry: when words take shape
Meeting between poets and students: music, videos, drawings, sculptures created by students based on the poets' verses.
(Meeting reserved for students)

Liceo Orsoline San Carlo
Poets 2.0: when students rewrite poetry
Meeting between poets and students: reinterpretations of the poets' verses by the students.
(Meeting reserved for students)

2.30 pm Università degli Studi dell’Insubria
via Sant’Abbondio 12, Como
The creativity of machines: dream or reality?
Lecture by Prof. Mario De Caro, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Roma Tre University and Visiting Professor at Tufts University in Boston.

Beyond borders: poetry readings and international dialogues between cultures and generations
Roundtable discussion with students, poets, and artificial intelligence experts.

10:30 am Tempio Voltiano (meeting point)
From the Pile to AI Walk
an itinerant poetry reading from the Voltian Temple to Villa Gallia
in collaboration with the Association Sentiero dei Sogni

3:00 pm Villa Gallia
The creativity of machines: dream or reality?
Lecture by Prof. Mario De Caro, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Roma Tre University and Visiting Professor at Tufts University in Boston.

International Poetry Reading with foreign and Italian poets

Musical interludes performed by students from the Como Conservatory

Award ceremony 10^th Edition of the International Poetry and Fiction Prize "Europa in Versi e in Prosa"

Ingresso libero fino ad esaurimento posti

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In some of the events, students from the University of Insubria in Como will be involved in welcoming the poets and the audience.