La Punta della Lingua – International Poetry Festival (Fermo stop)

Total poetry arrives in Fermo

La Punta della Lingua is the main international poetry festival in the Marche region and one of the longest-running and most original poetry events in Italy. Organized by the Social Promotion Association Nie Wiem and directed by poet Luigi Socci and critic Valerio Cuccaroni, since 2006 it has enlivened Ancona and numerous towns in the region every summer with its formula of total poetry: not just readings, but performances, shows, concerts, screenings, videopoetry, slams, workshops, and poetic excursions. The Municipality of Fermo, in the Province of Fermo, is one of the recurring stops on this poetry journey through the Marche.

Cortile Gigliucci and the historic center

In Fermo, the festival chooses evocative locations in the historic center: the Cortile Gigliucci hosts the evening shows, while poetic excursions lead the public through the Palazzo dei Priori, the squares, and the alleys of the city. In the past, the event has also reached Torre di Palme, one of the most beautiful hamlets in the Fermo area, intertwining verses with the landscapes and villages of the Piceno region. It is a travelling formula that makes poetry a widespread experience, capable of linking words to the cultural places of the Marche.

Poets and artists from all over the world

In about ten days, La Punta della Lingua brings together dozens of Italian and foreign authors and artists, alternating big names in contemporary poetry with younger and more experimental voices. Over its more than twenty editions, the festival has hosted hundreds of authors, building a constant dialogue between poetry, theatre, music, and cinema. Alongside readings, there are special projects, such as the Franco Scataglini Award / Poetry That Is Seen, an international videopoetry competition dedicated to the great dialect poet from Ancona, workshops for schools, and writing residencies.

An event for the city and for the Marche

The Fermo stop of La Punta della Lingua is part of a festival that has become a landmark for the cultural life of the entire Marche region. Almost all events have free admission until capacity is reached, a choice that makes poetry a shared and accessible asset. For those visiting Fermo in the summer, it is an opportunity to discover the city through the voices of poets, in evenings that combine words, theatre, and music under the sky of the Cortile Gigliucci.