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Carlo Belloli (1922, Milan, Italy – 2003) was an influential Italian poet and art critic renowned for his significant role in shaping visual and concrete poetry. Closely linked to the Futurist movement, Belloli was championed by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the founder of Futurism, who saw in him the potential for continuing and expanding the movement's revolutionary ideas. Belloli first gained prominence with the publication of Testi-poemi murali ("Text-Wall Poems") in 1944, a collection introduced by Marinetti himself. This groundbreaking work laid the foundations for concrete poetry, a genre that fully emerged in the following decade. Belloli's creations uniquely combined textual elements with visual composition, often challenging conventional poetic forms and inviting readers to consider poetry as both linguistic and visual experience. His innovative art and poetry have been featured in several prominent international exhibitions, including "Ignacio Gómez de Liaño: Forsaking Writing" at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid (2019), and "Intermedia: Archivio di Nuova Scrittura" at Museion in Bolzano (2019). Today, Belloli is celebrated for his pioneering efforts in visual and concrete poetry, creating a bridge from Futurism's early 20th-century avant-garde practices to contemporary artistic exploration.