The 21 May edition of “The Words of Others” celebrates the feast day of Saints Constantine and Helen through poetry and music.
The program features poetry by Kostas Varnalis, Constantine P. Cavafy, Kostas Karyotakis, Kostis Palamas, and Eleni Vakalo, alongside songs associated with Eleni Vitali, Lena Platonos, Kostas Virvos, Kostas Kofiniotis, Kostas Tripolitis, and Konstantinos Vita.
Listeners will also hear songs centered on the figures of Kostas and Eleni, while revisiting the deeply moving traditional Greek ballad of “The Dead Brother.”
Produced and presented by Vasia Tzanakari