Porto Cheli • Greece • The love we share

The plural Love, a noun - alias substantive, indeed substantive, in the singular form,

Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Kiki Dimoula worked for many years at the Bank of Greece before leaving to care for her two children full-time. Her first collection of poems translated into English was  The Brazen Plagiarist: Selected Poems  (2012, translated by Cecile I. Margellos and Rika Lesser). Earlier collections

When you set out on the way to Ithaki wish for a long, eventful journey, full of adventure, full of understanding. Of Laistrygonians and Cyclops, the raging Poseidon, never be afraid. You’ll never find such things on your way if all your thoughts remain noble,

Love, a noun - alias substantive, indeed substantive, in the singular form, neither feminine nor masculine,

Kiki Dimoula’s mature poetry added an altogether new dimension to Modern Greek poetry. Having experienced the drama of the existential dissolution of post-war humanity and at the same time the dead ends in a world that has lost the gift of faith, her poetry mapped a world that’s both

Kostas Varnalis was a Greek poet, writer and journalist. He has written poems, narrative works, criticism and translations. His work has a well-formed form and plasticity in expression. It is characterized