Stefano Bottero

Stefano Bottero is a Lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He holds a PhD in Italian Studies (2021–ongoing) at Ca' Foscari, focusing on Dario Bellezza's unpublished archive papers, and earned a Master's Degree in Modern Philology (2016–2019) and a Bachelor's Degree in Literature, Music, and Entertainment (2013–2016) from the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'.

• Research focuses on contemporary Italian poetry, visual poetry, and intermediality.
• Active in editorial work as editor of «Polisemie» (2018–ongoing) and «Bezoar» (2021–2022).
• Organized academic events including the Interuniversity Seminar on Italian Poetry of the 1970s (2024).
• Presented at international conferences in Italy, Poland, Romania, and the U.S., addressing topics like poetic ontology and gendered aesthetics.

His recent publications analyze poetic-musical interplay, critical bibliography, and visual poetry in journals such as Configurazioni and Polisemie. He teaches 'Creative Writing' and 'Writing and Communication' at Ca' Foscari.