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

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English

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Adults (18+)

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-rhym...

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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.

Pages112

Publication Date2024

PublisherΑιώρα

ISBN9786185369804

BindingPaperback

AuthorKostas Karyotakis, Simon Darragh (translator)