Σημερα ευρισκομαι εις την εθνικα υπερηφανη θεση να αποκαλυψω την πραγματικην ατζεντα συνεργασιας Καταρ – Ελλαδος, οπως αυτη συμφωνηθηκε στην
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If you loved me: C. Cavafis Unpublished poems – Αν μ’ Ηγαπας: Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα του Κ. Καβαφη
Εισαγωγη Το 2013 συμπληρωνονται 150 χρονια απο τη γεννηση του Κ. Καβαφη. Ξεφυλλιζοντας τα “Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα¨εκδοσεις Ικαρος 1982, σε μνημη
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My acquaintance with Catalunya started with the soprano Montserrat Caballet. The magnificent lady who sang in the 1982 Barcelona Olympics
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As Greece continues to suffer from the worst financial, social and political crisis since the civil war of 1945-1949, I
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Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited
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It is almost ironic that one of the bloodiest chapters of Sheikh Bedreddin’s rebellion in 1416-1420 was written on the
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By the (breaking) sea wave: A “Fluxus Eleatis” Discourse
Mr. FFF: Παρα θιν αλος. By the breaking sea wave. MM: I see Priest Chryses praying. For his daughter Chryseis
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Ludwig Wittgenstein: “In a conversation: one person throws a ball; the other does not know whether he is supposed to
Continue readingGrilled aubergines and skinless sausage Italian style
Summer has arrived! I can tell, not because the daily high temperature is steadily at 35 degrees Celcius, but because
Continue readingThe Sea: A “Fluxus Eleatis” discourse
Archilochus: Look Glaucus! Already waves are disturbing the deep sea and a cloud stands straight round about the heights of Gyrae, a
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