Each week spotlights a contemporary Greek poet, including voices from the Greek diaspora. The poets themselves curate and perform their own work for radio, with each piece set to music by acclaimed composers.
The week from 09/06/2025 to 15/06/2025 is dedicated to poet Giorgos – Ikaros Bampasakis.
Born in April 1960, Giorgos – Ikaros Bampasakis is a poet, translator, and author. He collaborated with the newspaper Ελευθεροτυπία for ten years and contributed the Βιβλίου column to the free press Lifo and City Press.
He currently writes the Σάκος Εκστρατείας του Επίμονου Αναγνώστη column in Book Press and maintains ongoing collaborations with the magazines Χάρτης and Φρέαρ. He has also worked in Greek radio, including Δεύτερο Πρόγραμμα, ERA 4, Εν Λευκώ, Στο Κόκκινο, Κανάλι 1, and 24/7.
He founded and directed the magazine Propaganda and the initiative Κορέκτ, where important writings on politics and culture were published. He was shortlisted for the 2018 State Translation Prize for his translations of George Saunders’ Λήθη και Λίνκολν (ed. Ίκαρος).
He was also in the Shortlist for the 2021 State Testimony Prize for his book Η Κοκό στην Κοπεγχάγη (ed. Νήσος). He lives and works in Athens.
Selected Works (among others):
- Τριλογία του Χάους (Διασυρμός, Αγάπη/Love, Πάρκο), ed. Εστία
- Τριλογία της Αβανγκάρντ (Καταστασιακοί, Γκυ Ντεμπόρ, Ουίλιαμ Μπάροουζ), ed. Κριτική
- Τριλογία της Ηδύτητας (Η Κοκό στην Κοπεγχάγη, Γιατί οι Νεκροφόρες δεν έχουν Κοτσαδόρο, Ιδρυτική Συνθήκη), ed. Νήσος
Poetry:
- Ωδή Κυψέλης, ed. Ιωλκός
- Lipstick Traces, ed. Κάπα
- Φιλμ/Σύνθεσις, ed. Ιωλκός
Anthologies:
- Ουρλιαχτά με Σιγαστήρα, Κεραυνοί σε slow motion, ed. Ιωλκός
Music Curator: Maria Reboutsika
Sound Editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki – Giorgos Giannakoulas
Broadcast: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 19:00 (Athens time), and weekends at 19:00.
