Greek Poetry

ANTONY FOSTIERIS belongs to the poets of the seventies. His poetic language stands out for its clarity and tone of familiarity. It is a dense and talkative language in which the poet formulates his craft based on a combination and spherical approach to his internal and external worlds. The main characteristic of his poetry is the combination of emotional and aesthetic elements with philosophical meditation. He is a crafty poet, a great image creator, who exploits the multiple meanings of words. Dense, glossy, glamorous, precise as a clock mechanism, whose tick sounds like a heartbeat, ...

For years I’ve prepared myself for that big moment the miracle of the century, on the other hand you have to admit I’m one of a kind in my field — but, God, what happened, who betrayed me, where they found all the proof? The procedure was quick the district attorney to the point, “are you him?” he asked me, “him” I answered is there any worst charge?

The poet Titos Patrikios at 93 years of age certainly can feel content with his many years in poetry from 1940ies to today an eighty year long career of artistic activity; his voluminous work has endured time, has been read and re-read, has received positive comments and reviews as well as criticisms. He has never shied away from showing up anywhere he’s been invited, indeed he has become an icon in the Athens poetic circles and the social dimension of his poetry has been, and still is, a point of reference for both its political overtones, its cultural foundation but also its technical ...

In Vernal Equinox, his third volume of poetry from Ekstasis, the Greek emigre poet Manolis is at his most intimately eloquent and passionately exuberant. As with Ovid, as with Neruda, the quotidian and the ordinary is transcended by Eros. The poems in this volume are taut, lyrical and informed by a powerful and subtle music, infused by un-sentimental directness and sensual precision. Working within the domain of consciously reduced perceptions, Manolis pushes language to its outer edge, locating the sayable within the shifting tumult of the real. Moment to moment the poems move through the ...

n the new book by the Greek poet Manolis Images of Absence the microcosm and the macrocosm both blend into the simple images of everyday life that become a mystery into which the poet delves with willingness and humbleness. Yet the poet is afraid that the mystery of these simple everyday images may be violated – disturbed by the phone call of the person just buried day before yesterday, the sacrilegious acts of the cement city people who make dust of every emotion and refinement, by the hierodules and pimps who turn every ideology into a profit thus flattening everything in their path. ...

The Alchemy of Myth: 200 Haikus of Archetype and Transformation Greek, Sumerian, Persian, and Egyptian Myth in Alchemical Verse Step into a world where ancient gods walk beside the human soul, where the fire of transformation burns through shadow, and every verse is a mirror to your inner journey. This stunning collection of 160 haikus, written in cycles based on the four sacred phases of alchemy—Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, and Rubedo, brings myth and psyche into poetic fusion. Drawing upon the rich wellspring of Greek, Sumerian, Persian, and Egyptian mythology, these compact verses ...

Falling for a spy is hard enough when he isn’t another dimensional being. Jess always hated mirrors, and when her reflection reveals itself to be a creature from another dimension, her loathing seems justified, but the creature - an Aisling - has spent centuries guarding her world from species far darker who longed for what humanity so easily had. In a race against time, interdimensional zombies, and light-hungry leeches, Jess stumbles further and further from what she's known, and the reflection she hated becomes someone entirely new. Someone she can't help but start to love. Created ...

Δύο έφηβοι από διαφορετικές κοινωνικές τάξεις συνδέονται με φλογερά συναισθήματα αλλά αντιμετωπίζουν τεράστια εμπόδια που τους χωρίζουν και τους ωθούν στην μοναξιά και την κοινωνική απομόνωση, όμως ο έρωτας ριζώνει ακόμα πιο βαθιά μέσα τους και κυριαρχεί στη σκέψη, τη ψυχή και την όλη ύπαρξή τους....

🌟 AMORATA: The Love Songs of Lysia of Laodicea 🌟 Discover the long-lost poetry collection that captivated Regency hearts—including the proud Mr. Darcy himself. Recently rediscovered and beautifully translated, these timeless verses from ancient Greece speak directly to modern hearts about the eternal struggle between love and pride. When a mysterious volume appears in a Meryton bookshop, its passionate declarations and witty observations on love capture the attention of the town's most discerning readers. Written by Lysia of Laodicea, a Greek poetess who dared to challenge social ...