Drawing upon studies on the reception of Leopardi’s poetry in Poland, this essay investigates the influence of Leopardi’s works on Maria Konopnicka’s oeuvre as it argues that the influence was key to a certain change of poetic imagery in her works. Through an analysis of poems and other writings by Konopnicka, the article throws a new light on the reception of Leopardi’s poetry in Poland. This subject has so far been rather neglected by critics.