Yannis Ritsos
Culture
Yannis Ritsos: The Greatest Greek Poet of His Time
When Yannis Ritsos passed away on November 11, 1990, the world of poetry lost one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.
Culture
Works of Greek Poet Yannis Ritsos Speak to a New Generation
A third volume of poems by the iconic modern Greek poet Yannis Ritsos has just been published in English by Manolis Aligizakis.
Australia
Yannis Ritsos: Political Poems and Dramatic Monologues
As part of the 34th Greek Festival of Sydney, Professor Vrasidas Karalis of the University of Sydney directed and adapted the works of Greek poet Yannis Ritsos for a dramatic performance and recitation by Athanasia Costa and Eleni Eleftherias-Kostakidis.
The...
Europe
Makronissos Documentary by Swiss Filmmaker
Swiss filmmaker, Olivier Zuchuat, directed a documentary called Like Stone Lions at the Gateway into Night, on the Greek island of Makronissos in the Aegean Sea, where communist intellectuals were detained under degrading conditions from 1947 - 1951.
The documentary...
Culture
Canadian Poet Praises Peer Ritsos
The Canadian poet and translator Beverley Bie Brahic, is fascinated by the laconic lyrics of one of Greece's greatest poets, the late Yannis Ritsos, saying that he was a man who spent a good part of his life resisting...