Today’s post is about a song, written by the contemporary German composer Hans Werner Henze, to words of a poem
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On Wine and Love – Περι Οινου και Ερωτος
Εισαγωγη Οινος και Ερως, διδυμο ανικητο. Δυσκολη η ζωη. Πιο δυσκολη αν σου λειπει το ενα απο τα δυο. Ασηκωτη
Continue readingThe poet Nikos Karouzos – Ο Ποιητης Νικος Καρουζος
«άντε μωρέ παλιόκοσμε / που θα κάτσω / να προγραμματίσω» Ο Ρόντρικ Μπίτον, στην Εισαγωγή στη Νεότερη Ελληνική Λογοτεχνία, σε
Continue readingThe Poet George Sarantaris – Ο Ποιητης Γιωργος Σαρανταρης
Τον Γιωργο Σαρανταρη τον γνωρισα ενα βραδυ οταν ο αντρας μιας καλης φιλης, ερασιτεχνης ποιητης, μου εφερε στο σπιτι ενα
Continue readingThe Monk of Cappadoccia – Part II
This is the second part of the story of Kostas T, a Monk in Cappadoccia. Part I ended when Elektra,
Continue readingEyes Part I: Eye Eats Fish – Φατε Ματια Ψαρια και Κοιλια περιδρομος
I need to make a small break from the drama evolving in front of my very own eyes in Cappadoccia,
Continue readingDiscourse on Existence Ι
Do I exist? I was recently asked to prove my existence. What follows is the first attempt. But it is
Continue readingPrimavera – Ανοιξη
This is a post for Spring, for flowers, for love, for life. Αυτη η αναρτηση ειναι για την Ανοιξη,τα λουλουδια,
Continue readingLife is hard – but Bob Dylan makes it easier to live
Life is Hard The evening winds are still I’ve lost the way and will Can’t tell you where they went
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Thermopylae by Cy Twombly and Constantine Cavafi
Today I present a sculpture named “Thermopylae”, made by Cy Twombly, paired with a poem by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafi. Twombly was a
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