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The award-ainning poet Giorgos Markopoulos on “Our Town” | 22 Mar. 2025, 12:00

On Saturday, March 22, from 12:00 to 13:00 Athens time, “Our Town” will host Giorgos Markopoulos.

The award-winning poet, beloved by poetry enthusiasts, will engage in a revealing conversation with Themis Rodamitis, sharing his special relationships formed through his connections with fellow poets. He will talk about the great Giorgos Seferis, recount personal spiritual moments with Odysseas Elytis, whom he calls a fiery poet. He will refer to Tasos Livaditis as a “saint on earth,” with whom he had the fortune to drink coffee and converse.

Markopoulos will mention Titos Patrikios, a great modernist and tender fighter, and Katerina Anghelaki-Rouke, whom he calls a “succulent being, in life and poetry.”

The conversation will touch on Giannis Varveris, his “brother,” a remarkable intellectual who advised him to read dictionaries like novels.

He will talk about Kostas Papageorgiou, who wrote great poems but was unlucky in life, and Giannis Kontos, a brilliant storyteller and a person of exceptional intellect. He will also mention Kiki Dimoula, praising her intelligence and recalling that their properties in Messini were separated by artichoke fields.

Giorgos Markopoulos will also talk about his neighborhood, the people next door, and the hardworking craftsmen. He will recall small, captivating stories and read some of his poems.

Produced and hosted by Themis Rodamitis

Broadcast: Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 Athens time
Repeat: Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 04:00 to 05:00

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