Born in Crete to a Lesvos family of soap manufacturers. He studied law in the University of Athens and, in 1940, he served as an army lieutenant on the Albanian front during the Greek-Italian war.
He was born in city of Patra and his formative years coincided with the explosion of romanticism in Greece. He published his first poems in 1886 and he became the central figure of the Greek literary scene for the rest of his life.
One of the best poets, the son of a wealthy businessman, he was born in Alexandria where he lived most of his life.
The Nobelist poet was born in Smirni. His father, a University professor, is considered the best translator of Lord Byron's poetry.
He was born in Monemvasia and his childhood was marked by dramatic family conditions, bankruptcy, illness, deaths, which were probably the reason for his love of everyday life and his penetrative vision for love.
He was born in Lefkada and the institutional form of education never appealed to him. He started studies in law, which he never completed, and he dedicated himself to poetry.
Kiki Dimoula, born on the 19th of June 1931 is the most highly acclaimed Greek poet of her generation.Her poetry is adored by Greek and other readers because of its inspiring honesty and its unique unconventional language.
Nikos Kavvadias (1910-1975) is one of the most beloved poets in Greece! He travelled as a sailor all over the globe and his poems are inspired by his at life at sea.
Kostas Varnalis was one of the most important and wonderful writers in Greece. He wrote poetry, narrative works, criticism and translations. He was born on February 14, 1884 and died on December 16, 1974.
Manos Eleftheriou was born in Ermoupoli in 1938 on the island of Syros. He has published two novels, nine collections of poems, three volumes of prose, three large format illustrated books, four titles on theatre in twentieth century Ermoupoli
A recent great loss for Greek literature was the passing of Iakovos Kampanellis, the father of postwar Greek theater. Iakovos Kampanellis was a Greek poet, playwright, lyricist, and novelist.
Zagori is an area of great natural beauty and unique architecture in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus in Northwestern Greece. The area is of about 1.000 square kilometers and contains 46 villages. Zagoria villages is called by Greeks “Zagorochoria” meaning the villages behind the mountain.
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In 1989, Professor of Byzantine Studies, Helen Ahrweiler is appointed Chairman of the Cultural Centre Pompidou in Paris