This anthology aims to fill a significant gap: for the first time, it offers the public and scholars a comprehensive overview of twentieth-century Italian gay male poetry. Not a simple anthology of poems on homoerotic themes, but a volume that guides us, with insight and openness, through a diverse and unexpected tradition. Its is a powerful contribution to the rereading of well-known authors, to the rediscovery of other significant ones unjustly excluded from the official canon, and to the emergence of more recent voices. With 48 anthologized poets and approximately 400 texts, Le parole tra gli uomini stands as the definitive study of the Italian homoerotic tradition in poetry from Saba to our contemporaries. An extensive introductory essay and concise bio-bibliographical notes offer further tools for navigating this rich landscape.