Kiki dimoula, one of the most important contemporary poets. Selected poems by kiki dimoula 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Lifes essential length is only a few pages long, as succinct as a line of verse and as brief as. These beautiful poems are reflections of a cloudy sky in earthly words. Her poetry is often infused with a sense of melancholy, shot through with moments of transcendental beauty and lightness. Kiki dimoula, an acclaimed greek poet and academy of athens member, has died at the age of 88. According to a statement issued by the hospital she died of a heart failure following suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd in one of her speeches about poetry, dimoula had said. Kiki dimoula was born in athens in 1931, and is one of the most acclaimed greek poets writing today. Dimoula, whose poetry has been translated in several languages, was born in athens in 1931 and lived there all her life. Kiki dimoula s poetry the most praised and prized in contemporary gr. Having experienced the drama of the existential dissolution of postwar humanity and at the same time the dead ends in a world that has lost the gift of faith, her poetry mapped a world thats both homeless and insecure. The cause was a heart attack, the hospital where she spent her last 20 days announced. Vasiliki radou, which was the real name of kiki dimoula, is a famous greek poet who was born in athens and originated from kalamata city in the peloponesse.
Poet kiki dimoula is a literary giant in her native greek homeland. The death of kiki dimoula comes a month after that of katerina anghelakirook, another important voice in postworld war ii greek poetry. View our entire collection of kiki dimoula quotes and images that you can save into your jar and share with your friends. These translations are a purely amateur attempt to make mrs dimoula s extraordinary work accessible to the englishspeaking public. Dimoula focuses on an object from her past, like in many of her other poems which. Top 4 greatest modern poets of greece you should know about. The plural kiki dimoula love, a noun alias substantive, indeed substantive, in the singular form, neither feminine nor masculine, etymologically defenceless. In this poem, dimoula describes the destructive nature of love, whether in its loss or suffering.
Kiki dimoula poems poems of kiki dimoula poem hunter. On february 22 nd, internationallyrenowned greek poet kiki dimoula passed away at the age of eightynine. Poetry quotes wisdom quotes life quotes favorite quotes best quotes lonely quotes quotes and notes special quotes greek quotes. In this volume, dimoula a recipient of the european prize for. Prominent greek poet kiki dimoula died the national herald. Her poetry has been translated into english, french, german, swedish. 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 fulltime.
Her poetry has been translated into english, french, german, swedish, danish, spanish, italian and many other languages. In 2014, the eleventh issue of tinpahar published kiki dimoula in translation, which featured three english translations of her better known works. Kiki dimoula was the first female poet ever to be included in the prestigious french publisher gallimards poetry series. Kiki dimoulas poetrythe most praised and prized in contemporary greek literatureis a paradox, both mysteriously. Work of greek poet kiki dimoula shows reflection of. She married the poet athos dimoulas in 1954, two years after the publication of her first poems. This poem was published as part of the collection the little of the world 1971.
One of greeces most famous and beloved poets, kiki dimoula, died on saturday at the age of 89. Selected poems compiles a poignant selection of poems from the oeuvre of greek poetess kiki dimoula, to be published next month by yale university press. Archive countries greece kiki dimoula unexpectations unexpectations. Kiki dimoula was born in athens in 1931, and is one of the most acclaimed greek poets. Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 100year archive of poetry magazine. Literature um lsa modern greek university of michigan. The poetry of the late greek poet kiki dimoula the. She has been awarded the greek state prize twice, the grand state prize, the ouranis prize, and the aristeion of letters given by the academy of athens, as well as the european prize for literature. The poetry of kiki dimoula yale university press blog. Thats why while driving through the nearby pains manual. The bilingual edition features the greek original text and the english translation side by side. She was the first living female poet ever to be included in the prestigious french publisher gallimards poetry series. Kiki dimoula s mature poetry added an altogether new dimension to modern greek poetry. Whether it is a greek politician touting the merits of kiki dimoulas most.
Earlier collections include farewell never 1988 and lethes adolescence 1994. Her entire adult life she worked as an employee for the bank of greece. She worked for the bank of greece for 25 years, until 1974. The brazen plagiarist selected poems the margellos world republic of letters. An interview with poet kiki dimoula by cecile inglessis. Kiki dimoula, o plithintikos arithmos doc wav efstathia, ola. Her first collection of poems translated into english was the brazen plagiarist. Reading greece pays tribute to acclaimed greek poet kiki. Comments by critics such as vrassidas karalis about her usage of grammar are indicative.
Grammatical gender in the poetry of kiki dimoula eleni mouatsou it has been noted that grammar appears to be of great significance in the poems of contemporary greek poet kiki dimoula. A very small token of this is the following fragments from her poems. Poems of kiki dimoula by kiki dimoula download pdf. A tribute to kiki dimoula yale university press blog. The poetry of kiki dimoula earshot abc radio national. She was the first female poet ever to be included in the prestigious french publisher gallimards poetry series. Her first poetry collection was published in 1952 under the title poems and has since been widely published in greece and translated into english, french, spanish, and many other languages. Following a recent profile in the new york times, we are pleased to release a special intimate conversation between greek poet kiki dimoula and cecile inglessis margellos, one of the translators of dimoula s new volume of poetry, the brazen plagiarist, now available to the englishspeaking world through yale university presss margellos world republic of letters series. The brazen plagiarist selected poems the margellos world.
Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Kiki dimoula, an academician of the academy of athens is a towering figure in the field of the worldwide literature poetry. She has been awarded the greek national poetry prize twice, the grand national prize for lifetime achievement, the ouranis prize of the academy of athens, the aristeion of letters of the academy of athens in recognition of her complete oeuvre, and the european prize for literature. This poem was published as part of the collection public time 2014.
Of the many greece has produced, the recently deceased kiki dimoula was perhaps the one who, through her artistry, came closer than any other poet to certain insights of lacanian theory. She was married to poet and civil engineer athos dimoulas and they had two children. Love me quotes life quotes message in a bottle greek quotes true words philosophy real life literature poems. Im worried for hours ive been waiting, stuck on this rocky shore you lapped, where. Rika lesser, twice the recipient of translation prizes from the swedish academy, is the author of four books of poems and seven books of poetry in translation. Both in greece and abroad, greek poetry is often treated like a fetish. Born in athens on june 19, 1931, kiki dimoula grew up the daughter of a desk worker at the bank of greece and later followed her father in such a position where she worked through the dark days of the greek junta for 25 years.
Fear, a common noun, at first in the singular form and then. Kiki dimoula is a full member of the academy of athens, one of three women ever to be inducted. One of greeces most beloved writers, dimoula was decorated with the european prize for literature, the greek state prize, and the kostas and eleni ouranis prize, among other awards, and in 2002 she was inducted into the academy of athens. We are looking forward for her to be the next nobel prize award winner. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the poems of kiki dimoula by kiki dimoula, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Poetry contains love and holds it in high esteem, even though love always humiliates it by using it merely as a soothing aftershave lotion. As absurd as it may seem for a bird to be pending in the desert,you are obligated to make it a tree. These translations can be improved and i ask you to submit comments with any suggestions.
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