Eleni Geroulanou was born in Athens, Greece. She studied Early Childhood Education at the University of Athens and subsequently specialized in Children’s Museum Education for K-8 at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human De…
Regarded as one of the most influential Greek poets of the 20th century as well as one of the most important figures in Western poetry, C.P. Cavafy was born in Alexandria in 1863, at a period during which Greek communities flourished in many Egyptian…
Writer, literary translator and essayist Persa Koumoutsi was born in Cairo. She returned to Greece after completing her studies at the Faculty of Arts of Cairo University. For the first few years she taught in Secondary and Higher Education, while fr…
Greece is the Country of Honour at the 53rd Cairo International Book Fair, the largest and oldest book fair in the Arab world, which will take place from January 26 to February 7, 2022. This honorary participation is yet another confirmation of the e…
Alekos Lountzis (b. 1978) studied law, communication, and social anthropology in Athens and Cambridge. He works at the P. Sakellaropoulos – Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults. His poetry collection The Next Us was published…
Giorgos Chantzis was born in Athens in 1972. He studied Philosophy (University of Athens) and English Literary Translation (European Center for the Translation of Literature – EKEMEL). He holds a PhD in Aesthetic Philosophy. Since 2008 he has b…
What a better way to feel the Greek Christmas magic than by reading Greek literature. The Christmas Short Stories written by Alexandros Papadiamantis will transport you to bygone times through the writer’s remarkable imagination and matchless c…
Maria Laina was born in Patras in 1947. She studied Law at the University of Athens. She has worked in various jobs, all related to art (translation of essays and literature, edition o…
Starting today and for the next seven days (13-19 December), Patras World Poetry Festival, one of the biggest literary institutions, will turn the capital of Western Greece into a cultural hub, aiming to bring poetry to the national and international…
Dimitris Daskalopoulos was born in Patras in 1939. He studied Law in Athens and worked at the National Bank of Greece for 35 years. He has published 11 volumes of poetry, as well as 15 collections of essays on modern Greek literature. He is also the…
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