LITERATURE

House of celebrated poet to be restored
IMAGES

After years of abandonment, the house in the Plaka district of Athens once belonging to the celebrated Greek poet Kostis Palamas, will be restored and given a new lease on life as a landmark and as a place to exhibit his work and to study modern Greek literature.


Cavafy Archive opens to the public
CULTURE

One hundred and sixty years after the birth of Constantine Cavafy, the influential Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexandria, the Onassis Foundation is adding a landmark to downtown Athens and a milestone in Cavafy research by setting up the Cavafy Archive on Frynichou Street in Plaka, which opens to the public on Wednesday.


Caroline Vout receives London Hellenic Prize award
CULTURE

British classicist and art historian Caroline Vout received the London Hellenic Prize award during a recent ceremony held at the Hellenic Center in London for her book, “Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body” (published by Profile/Wellcome). 


It All Began Here | Corfu | September 5-26
WHAT'S ON

Corfu’s artistic allure takes center stage as the Solomos Museum, in collaboration with the Society of Corfiot Studies, presents an illuminating lecture series.

Americans to star at Thessaloniki Book Fair
NEWS

American literature will be the special focus at this year’s 19th Thessaloniki Book Fair on May 4-7, which will feature authors, translators and professionals from around 40 countries and a rich program of events.



Poetry & Jazz | Athens | February 17
WHAT'S ON

Cuban musician, composer, producer and poet Yoel Soto teams up with Greek fellow poet and translator Klety Sotiriadou for a night of poetry and jazz at the Goulandris Museum.

A dark chapter of Greek history
OPINION

I am often asked by American literary friends why modern Greece has produced so many more great poets than prose writers, noting that the country’s two Nobel laureates, Giorgos Seferis and Odysseas Elytis, both wrote poetry rather than fiction.


Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule
MOUNT ATHOS

A church bell sounds, the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers, deep voices are raised in communal chant. And high in the great tower of Pantokrator Monastery, a metal library door swings open.

Les Arts Florissants | Athens | October 2
WHAT'S ON

Renowned harpsichordist and conductor William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in a show that combines music, dance and theater, in an anthology of emblematic works by Moliere.