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Young Greek Teen Wins International Poetry Competition

A young student from Greece recently won a prestigious international poetry prize in a competition between hundreds of youngsters all around the world. Dimosthenis-Dimitrios Despotidis, an eighth grade student from Campion International School in Athens, won the first prize in...

Greek Theatrical Company In Toronto Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

The popular theater production company Ten Tone, based in Greektown, Toronto is celebrating its fourth birthday this year. Ten Tone, which proves itself on promoting local Greek-Canadian talent, has staged a number of successful performances in the past and has...

Prominent Greek Poet Nanos Valaoritis Dies at 98

Prominent Greek poet and novelist Nanos Valaoritis died on Friday morning at the age of 98. The causes of his death are still unknown. Ioannis (known familiarly to the public as "Nanos") Valaoritis was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in July, 1921. A...

Manolis Aligizakis: The Profile of The Greek Canadian Poet

When it comes to Greek poets, almost every single person knows Constantine P. Cavafy. His iconic poem "Ithaca", for example, is globally known and admired, having been translated not only into English but into many other languages. But what if...

One Year Without Cohen: Leonard's Bohemian Paradise on Hydra

It's hard to believe it's already been a year since Leonard Cohen's passing. A year without the great poet, writer, composer and performer whose life was transformed by his interaction with Greek culture on the small island of Hydra. On...

Athens Named World Book Capital for 2018 by UNESCO

In a statement released on Wednesday, Irina Bokova, UNESCO's director, announced that Athens is the World Book Capital for 2018. The honor of being named the World Book Capital of the year was bestowed on Athens for the exceptional quality of...

In Their Own Words: Greek Austerity Revolutionizing Poetry

Not since the outspoken writers during the junta in the late 1960's -- 1970’s has there been a literary display of self-expression in Greece as there is today. Nowadays, it is not limited to merely books and publications as...

Poetry Event Organized in Nicosia to Celebrate the Work of Greek-Cypriot Michalis Pieris

On the occasion of the Bulgarian edition of the poetic anthology "Metamorphoses of Cities" by the renowned Greek-Cypriot poet Michalis Pieris, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Nicosia, Cyprus organized a poetry evening dedicated to Pieris’ oeuvre. The event took...

Book Launch in Melbourne: ‘Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey’

A new book titled “Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey” was launched in Melbourne on May 27 by the Australian poet Judith Rodriguez. The book is an anthology of reviews, essays, analytical and critical writing of Antigone Kefala’s literary works as...

Google Honors Greek National Poet Dionysios Solomos

  Google with today’s Doodle has decided to honor the great Greek poet, Dionysios Solomos. The biggest search engine of the world did not forget the 216th anniversary since Solomos’s birthday and the today’s doodle depicts a woman figure upon...