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Astronaut Shoots into Space Reciting Greek Poet Cavafy’s “Ithaca”

An astronaut of Axiom Space recited "Ithaca," the work of renowned Greek poet Constantine Cavafy as the crew of four lifted away from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. Israeli investor and philanthropist, Eytan Stibbe, recited the poem "Ithaca" which...

Boletsi Follows Cavafy’s Barbarian Trail

Maria Boletsi, Professor at the Film and Literary Studies Department of Leiden University, gave a speech entitled, The Barbarians’ Travels and Cavafy’s Centrifugal Greekness. The talk follows the travels of Cavafy's well-known poem, Waiting for the barbarians, in contemporary art. It...

Students Mark Cavafy’s Works In Istanbul

The Scholastic Conference 150 Years K.P. Cavafy was organized by Zografio High School in Istanbul in collaboration with Mandoulides Schools in Thessaloniki, under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and took place in Istanbul from April 11-14. Pupils from 13...

Bartholomew To Recite Cavafy

The beginning of the four-day pupils conference on the life and work of the great poet Constantine Cavafy, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth, and 80th of his death, was announced by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The...