Ballad for the Unsung Poets of the Ages - Kostas Karyotakis (Bilingual)

SELECTED POEMS AND PROSE A bilingual English-Greek edition of the poem " Μπαλάντα στους άδοξους ποιητές των αιώνων" and other poems by Kostas Karyotakis. Translated by Simon Darragh Introduction by Dimitris Daskalopoulos BILINGUAL EDITION That one came alone, from some place else. He came slowly, following his own path. A white angel with jet-black wings! Kostas Karyotakis is the poet most emblematic of the turbulent interwar period in Greece. Though traditional in form, usually with end-rhyme and regular metres, Karyotakis’ poetry is modern in content, often pessimistic and bitingly satirical. His writing combines reverie with sarcasm, a stifling sense of every­day reality with poignant irony. This is verse that is both piercing and resonant. STANZA 3 You told me of your life, of the loss of youth, of our love which laments its own death, and, as a flashing tear passed in your eyes, a cheerful sun broke through the window. Pages 112 Publication Date 2024 Publisher Αιώρα ISBN 9786185369804 Binding Paperback Author Kostas Karyotakis, Simon Darragh (translator)