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Reading Greece12 hours ago
📚📚On the occasion of the publication of the "Anthology of Greek Women Poets", comprising 19 contemporary Greek women #poets, into Polish, its editor and translator Leszek Paul spoke to Reading Greece about the book, the main themes the poetic works delve into, the challenges he faced while compiling and translating the anthology, as well as what makes Greek #poetry appealing to a Polish audience.

"#Greece is gradually being rediscovered by Poles—not only as a beautiful, hospitable country and a popular holiday destination, now more accessible thanks to improved living standards, but also as a culture of remarkable depth. Young people are beginning to realize that Greece is more than λίγο κρασί, λίγο θάλασσα και τ’ αγόρι μου—more than Zorba and souvlaki. It is also the cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos, the poetry of Cavafy—finally available in decent translations—and much more. There is a growing curiosity, a hunger to discover Greece from a different angle. And that hunger is worth satisfying".

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Ambasada Grecji w Polsce - Πρεσβεία της Ελλάδος στη Πολωνία
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Reading Greece
Reading Greece: Leszek Paul on Introducing Greek Women Poets to Polish Readers
Leszek Paul (born 1963 in Poland) is a painter, stage and television set designer, and translator of Greek poetry. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. For over a decade, he has been running a blog dedicated to poetry translation, with a special focus on the works of women poet...
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Reading Greece1 day ago
🎉Greece will be the Guest of Honour at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), one of the world’s leading publishing events, taking place from 5 to 16 November 2025 at the Expo Centre Sharjah.

At the National Pavilion (Hall 5, Stand L13), 59 #publishers, cultural organizations, and institutions will participate, including 28 with a physical presence. Around 600 titles in Greek and other languages will be presented — editions from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, its supervised bodies, cultural foundations, and both Greek and foreign publishers specializing in translations of Greek works. A central role will be given to #GreekLit, the #translation funding programme for Greek books into other languages, implemented by the Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture.

Greece’s presence at SIBF 2025 will be accompanied by a rich programme of professional and cultural events, featuring more than 70 participants — #authors, #poets, translators, illustrators, musicians, actors, librarians, academics, representatives of cultural institutions, and publishers.

Greece will take part in the Professional Programme and the 15th Sharjah International Book Fair Publishers Conference (Sunday 2 – Tuesday 4 November 2025), held prior to the official opening of the fair. In addition, Greece will participate in the 12th Sharjah International Library Conference (SILC) (Wednesday 5 – Saturday 8 November 2025), which takes place alongside the fair.

As part of its Guest of Honour participation, Greece has prepared a series of Arabic translations of Greek works, including anthologies of State Prize-winning poetry and short stories, as well as contemporary poetic dramatic monologues.
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Greece's national participation in the international book fairs is implemented for the years 2023 to 2025 by the Directorate of Letters of the General Directorate of Contemporary Culture of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the European Union.

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Reading Greece4 days ago
📚📚Let's find out what #ReadForReal is!

It is an international project carried out by a consortium of 7 organizations from 5 countries. It's a great European celebration of #literature and creativity designed to take place every year from November 11 to December 12, including author tours that connect writers with readers, a book challenge and many local events at schools, libraries, bookstores, businesses or municipalities that sign up as event organizers.

The program highlights direct engagement with literature – experiencing it live, and authentically – through meeting with #authors. Reading aloud is proven to be largely influential on children’s brain development, their concentration span and level of thinking. This is especially vital in today’s world, overwhelmed by the addictive power of apps yet craving genuine human connection, as well as in the face of troubling declines in critical thinking skills.

HFBC Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Βιβλίου και Πολιτισμού is the national hub of the program in Greece. Stay tuned!

To learn more👉 https://elivip.gr/en/2025/10/16/read-for-real/
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