Voice of Greece, the radio station of ERT that serves the Greek diaspora, continues its poetry segment with “Poet of the Week” and “Poetess of the Week.” Each week features a contemporary Greek poet or poetess, including those from the diaspora. The poets themselves curate the radio interpretations, and the poems are accompanied by original music composed and performed by musicians from the ERT Orchestra, as well as pieces from beloved composers.
Seven poems each week—one Greek poem per day—travel through the frequencies of Voice of Greece, reaching Greek-speaking communities around the world.
From December 16th to December 22nd, 2024, the week is dedicated to Demosthenes Davvetas.
Music Curation: Maria Rempoutsika
Sound Editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki – Giorgos Giannakoulas
Broadcasting: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 19:00 Greek time, and on weekends at 19:00 Greek time.
Demosthenes Davvetas was born in Athens. He studied at the Faculty of Law of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and earned a Doctorate in Aesthetics from Paris VIII University. He teaches at IESA in Paris and has also taught Art Philosophy at the University of Athens, University of Peloponnese, University of Piraeus, Strate Collège, and Créapole in Paris. He has delivered seminars at École des Beaux-Arts (Paris), Paris IV, and in Philosophy of Applied Arts at the University of Patras.
A poet, writer, painter, and visual artist, Davvetas has been writing articles and essays since 1982 for numerous magazines and newspapers such as Art Forum, Art in America, Beaux Arts Magazine, Liberation, Figaro, and Les Échos.
His works published in Greece include:
- The End of Aesthetics? Technomnihilism and Contemporary Art (essay, Nikas, 2023)
- The Two Lives of a Writer (novel, Nikas, 2023)
- A Brief History of Design (Kaktos, 2022)
- Dialogues (Kaktos, 2022)
- Did Napoleon Have Greek Roots? (Kaktos, 2021)
- The Small History of Modern Art (Dioptra, 2020)
- The Small History of Fashion (Dioptra, 2020)
- The Procession of the Stars (poetry, Dromon, 2019)
- On the Road of the Stars (Kalentis, 2019)
- The Infidelity of the Stars (poetry, Vakchikon, 2016)
- Sounds of the Universe (poetry, Plithora/Parousia, 2015)
Internationally, his books have been published in several languages, including French, English, and Italian. His artworks have been exhibited in numerous countries, including at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris in 2014 and in Hangzhou, China in 2017.
Davvetas is also a political commentator and analyst, appearing on television and in print media. He writes weekly columns in Eleftheros Typos.
