Kostas Papageorgiou
Kostas Papageorgiou | |
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| Born | 1945 Athens |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | poet, critic, |
| Nationality |  Greek |
| Period | 1966-2021 |
Kostas Papageorgiou (Greek: Κώστας Παπαγεωργίου; 1945 – 3 May 2021 in Athens) was an acclaimed Greek poet and critic.
He read Law and Philology and worked as a lawyer from 1972 to 1978. Since then, he is involved only in literature-related employment.
Papageorgiou died at the age of 76, on 3 May 2021.[1]
Through the years he has contributed to almost all the major Greek literary periodicals He has published reviews in newspapers, such Eleftherotypia and he used to publish a periodical titled Γράμματα και Τέχνες (Letters and Arts). Since 1982, he has been working for the Greek National Radio as a consultant in literary matters, and producer for cultural broadcastings.
Selected works[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- Ποιήματα (Poems), 1966
- Συλλογή (Collection), 1970
- Το οικογενειακό δέντρο (The family tree), 1978
- Το σκοτωμένο αίμα (Dead blood), 1982
- Ποιήματα (1972–2000) (Poems 1972–2000), 2004
Prose[edit]
- Των Αγίων Πάντων (All Saints), 1992
- Άννα, τώρα κοιμήσου (Sleep now, Anna), 1995
- Αντί σιωπής (Instead of silence), 2003
Essays[edit]
- Η γενιά του '70 (Ιστορία, ποιητικές διαδρομές) (The Generation of the 1970s. History, poetic pathways), 1989
- Τα άδεια γήπεδα (The empty pitches), 1994
References[edit]
- ^ "Πέθανε ο ποιητής Κώστας Παπαγεωργίου". www.naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 2021-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
External links[edit]
- His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)
- His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek)
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