Yannis Ritsos
Greek poet whose Epitaphios, written in response to a massacre of strikers in Thessaloniki, is one of the great political poems of the century. He spent years in detention during the Greek civil war and dictatorship.
Works
- EpitaphiosLyric poem mourning and commemorating the dead and loss of innocence
- Moonlight Sonata
- PhiloctetesModern dramatic poem based on ancient Greek myth and human suffering
- RomiosiniPoetry celebrating Greek national identity and cultural resilience
- Collected PoemsSelected poems from prolific twentieth century Greek poet