Nikiforos Vrettakos

Nikiforos Vrettakos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρεττάκος; Krokees, 1 January 1912 – Athens, 4 August 1991) was a Greek writer and poet.

Biography

Nikephoros Vrettakos was born in the village of Krokees (Κροκεές), near

Nikephoros Vrettakos was considered one of Greece's most important poets. He won a number of prizes and medals, including the Greek State Poetry Prize twice. Some of his poems became popular songs in musical settings by Greek composers, including Mikis Theodorakis. His verse was also translated into many languages.^[3] He was also elected as a member of the Academy of Athens in 1987.

Vrettakos died in Athens.

Works

Greek text:

• Τά ποιήματα (ed. Tria Phylla, Athens, 1991), 3 vols

Works by or about, in English:

• The Charioteer: An Annual Review of Modern Greek Culture. Numbers 33/34 1991-1992 (Pella Publishing Company, Inc.) — Book length special issue of articles about and English translations of Vrettakos's poems
• "Nikiforos Vrettakos - Selected Poems", translated by David Connolly, Aiora Press, Athens 2015

Anthologies in English including some of Vrettakos's poems:

• Bien, P. et al. A Century of Greek Poetry: Bilingual Edition. (Cosmos Publishing, Vale, N.J. 2004)
• Friar, Kimon. Modern Greek Poetry (Efstathiadis, Athens, 1993)
• Raizis, M. Byron. Greek Poetry Translations (Efstathiadis, Athens, 1983)

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