Voice of Greece, ERT’s global radio service, presents a four-part tribute to Yannis Ritsos on “Sound Portraits.” One of the foremost figures in modern Greek poetry, Ritsos wrote about the upheavals of the 20th century and the deepest anxieties of human life.
The second episode airs on Tuesday, 10 November, at 22:00 Athens time. It traces Ritsos’s life through the Nazi occupation and the Greek Resistance, his persecution, and his years in exile on Lemnos, Makronisos, and Agios Efstratios. Through “Romiosini,” “The Lady of the Vineyards,” and “The Smoked Pot,” the episode explores how his poetry gave voice to the struggle for human dignity and freedom.
Produced and presented by Stavroula Karali
Sound editing by Maria Fotakopoulou
