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Maria Vachlioti is the “Poet of the Week” | 31 Mar. – 06 Apr. 2025

Voice of Greece, ERT’s international radio for Greek speakers worldwide, continues its poetic tribute series, “Poet of the Week.” Each week showcases a contemporary Greek poet or a poet of the diaspora, with the poets themselves curating their radio readings. Their verses, paired with music from beloved composers, bring poetry to life for listeners around the world. Seven poems each week—one Greek poem a day—journey through the frequencies of Voice of Greece, reaching every corner of the world where Greek voices resonate.

From March 31 to April 6, 2025, the featured poet is Maria Vachlioti.

Music Curation: Maria Remboutsika
Sound Editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki
Broadcast Schedule: Monday to Friday: 07:00 & 19:00 / Saturday & Sunday: 19:00 (Athens time)


Maria Vachlioti was born in 1973 in Athens. She studied Philology in Rethymno and pursued postgraduate studies in Nicosia and Athens. Her debut poetry collection, Other Words (Άλλα λόγια, Melani, 2013), received the 2014 Emerging Poet Award from O Anagnostis magazine. She has also published Esperanto (Melani, 2016) and Civil War (Εμφύλιος, Melani, 2019). Her fourth collection, Ballot Box (Κάλπη, Melani, 2023), won the 2024 Poetry Prize from O Anagnostis and was shortlisted for the State Literary Awards.

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