This panel invites submissions that explore the rich tradition of urban poetry in the city of Rome: from the material representation of verse in public spaces to the sites of the city as the subjects themselves of poetic creation, Rome has been a city embedded in its people’s words for centuries. From poesia romanesca to Italian-language verse spanning genres and mediums, this session aims to examine Rome both as a city where poetic culture has long played a prime role in its residents’ lives, and as a subject and source of inspiration. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to: anonymous verse; mural poetry and scritture esposte; pasquinate and talking statues; memorials and epigraphs; urban vernacular(s), romanesco, and romanaccio; Rome’s cinema di poesia; poetics of urban architecture; Rome’s political poetry; poetry urbi et orbi…