The Poet of the Week 01-07 July 2024 is Dimitris Kalokyris.
Dimitris Kalokyris was born in 1948 in Rethymno ,Crete. He studied Modern Greek Philology at the University of Thessaloniki. He is a founding member of the “Hellenic Author’s Society”, where he served as President (2013-2017). He has published literary magazins (Tram, Hartis, and since 2019 www.hartismag.gr), more than 50 books on poetry, prose, essays, translations, photography). et.c. As a writer, he has been honored two times with the National Short Story Award (1996 and 2002) and the the Academy of Athens Award for his entire body of work. (2014). (Sweden, Italy, Spain, France).
He has translated ancient Greek authors and works by Prevert, García Lorca (for the National Theatre) and he especially engaged in the work of Borges, translating 8 of his books. He has realized collage exhibitions and illustrated many children’s books
As a graphic designer, he has designed over 4.000 book covers and many magazines for most of the publishing houses in Greece. He has designed many artistic publications, voluminous albums. Even more, he has designed the covers of music albums, CDs and a large number of various publications for private individuals, Universities, Ministries, the National Tourism Organisation of Greece, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, the Greek National Opera et.c.
He has coordinated museological studies (the Kazantzakis Museum in Myrtia, Heraklion, re-exhibition of the Historical Museum of Crete, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, etc.), and has curated major thematic exhibitions (Elytis, Kazantzakis, Empirikos, Palamas et al.)
Voice of Greece radio is once again including in its program the two-minute poetry tributes titled “Poet of the week”, with the aim of disseminating, supporting, and promoting the Greek language and culture.
Each weekly episode is a tribute to a contemporary poet from Greece or the Greek Diaspora.
The poets recite their poems themselves, against original music, composed and played in the studio of the Hellenic Radio by the musicians of the ERT Orchestra, as well as musical pieces by well-loved composers.
Seven poems every week, one Greek poem every day travels through the frequencies of “Voice of Greece” to the ends of the earth, where there are Greek voices.
Music supervision by Maria Reboutsika
Sound Editing by Eleftheria Papoutsaki
Broadcast: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 19:00 and on the weekend at 19.00 (Athens time)
