The Poet of the Week 29 July-4 Aug 2024 is Nikos Alexiou.
Nicholas Alexiou was born in Volos, Greece, where he studied economics. He has taught in the Department of Sociology at Queens College, CUNY, since 1990, and he has received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His fields of interest are social and political sociology, and ethnic studies. He has established the first Community & Oral History Archive – Library & Museum, for the Greeks of New York, and he is the Director of Research of the Hellenic American Project (HAP), at Queens College (www.hapsoc.org). Also, a contemporary poet, he is the author of six books of poetry, and many of his poems have been published in Greek and American journals and anthologies. His most recent bilingual book of poetry, “The Silver Sphynx” was published by Melani Press, Athens, 2019. He is a member of the Greek Authors Association, Greece, and President of the Greek American Writers Guild Association, NY.
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)
