Greek poets
Culture
Manuscripts From Greek National Poet Dionysios Solomos Exhibited in Athens
Conserved manuscripts from Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos are exhibited in Athens until the end of April.
Culture
Dionysios Solomos: The Greek Poet of Liberty
Dionysios Solomos, born on the island of Zakynthos in 1798, is rightly regarded as the National Poet of Greece for writing "Imnos eis tin Eleftherían," ("Hymn to Liberty"), the first two stanzas of which became the national anthem of...
Crime
Greek Author Nikos Kazantzakis’ Grave Vandalized
The grave of one of Greece's most famous and best-loved authors, Nikos Kazantzakis, was vandalized by still unidentified persons.
The wooden cross on the tomb, situated on the Martinengo Bastion within the walls of his hometown, Heraklion, on the island...
Culture
Greek Poet Odysseas Elytis Honored With New Museum in Athens
The opening of a new museum in Athens to preserve and display the work of Greek Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseas Elytis was announced on Thursday.
Elytis is regarded as one of Greece’s major poets and a major exponent of romantic...
Culture
Greek Poet Cavafy’s Home And Museum In Alexandria To Be Restored
Τhe Cavafy Museum in Alexandria is set to be restored by the Onassis Foundation in collaboration with the Hellenic Foundation for Culture,
Culture
American Philhellene Scholar Edmund Keeley Dies at 94
Renowned scholar, translator and philhellene Edmund Keeley passed away on February 23 at the age of 94.
Also a preeminent essayist and poet, Keeley was responsible for many people's first encounters with the works of major Greek poets George Seferis,...
Culture
Greek Writer Ersi Sotiropoulos to Teach at City University of New York
Ersi Sotiropoulos, the famed prize-winning Greek poet and novelist, has been named writer-in-residence at Baruch College’s Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, part of the City University of New York.
Taking her position this Spring, Sotiropoulos will be the first...
Greece
Historic Cafés in Athens Completely Gone
Almost all historic cafés in Athens are now sadly gone. These places were more than just mere cafés; they were meeting places for artists, politicians and authors for several years. The majority of these buildings are now demolished. The...
Greece
Poets Demonstrate In Athens To Bring Attention To Greek Economic Crisis
(Original Story in Greek By Inga Athanasiadou)
Greek poets will take to the streets as peaceful demonstrators on Wednesday, the 21st of March, when World Poetry Day is being celebrated.
The poets will be protesting the economic crisis in Greece that...