She returned to Ravenna and began writing. From 1918 to 1958 Poletti was in a relationship with the Countess Eugenia Rasponi, a noblewoman and ardent fellow feminist. Poletti and Rasponi initially lived together in the Palazzo Rasponi Murat, but after hosting the CNDI congress at the palace in 1921, they decided to move to Rome. In Rome, they lived on Via Giovanni Battista Morgagni and became involved in several intellectual salons. They attended theosophical and philosophical meetings and traveled throughout Europe and Asia seeking answers for existence. They organized seminars for Jiddu Krishnamurti, an anti-fascist philosopher, who was one of the first people to introduce Buddhism to Italy. Poletti was unable to write during the twenty years of fascism in Italy, as she and Rasponi were constantly under the scrutiny of authorities and their home was often raided. Poletti is considered one of the first women in Italy to have openly declared her lesbianism. Death and legacy Poletti died on 12 December 1971 in Sanremo, in the northern coastal region of Liguria. In l’Archivio Aleramo della Fondazione Gramsci (Aleramo Archive of the Gramsci Foundation) in Rome, Aleramo's diaries and letters brought to light her relationship with Poletti. Excerpts of the topics discussed between them can be found in Lettere d’amore a Lina (Love Letters to Lina) by Aleramo, who would go on to be one of Italy's leading feminists. Aleramo's writings to Poletti have, in more recent years, been studied for their open-minded views toward same-sex relationships. Selected works 1918: Il poema della Guerra. 1919: Il cipressetto della rocca a Santarcangelo di Romagna. 1921: La fabbrica dei mobili Rasponi a Santarcangelo di Romagna 1934: Il XXXIII Canto del Paradiso letto nella sala di Dante in Ravenna. 1934: Stazio nella Divina Commedia. References Citations Bibliography Further reading 1885 births 1971 deaths Feminist writers Italian women poets Lesbian poets Italian feminists Italian LGBT poets Italian lesbian writers LGBT history in Italy 20th-century Italian women writers