Seven poems each week, one Greek poem every day, travel through the frequencies of Voice of Greece to the ends of the earth, wherever Greek voices are heard.
The week from 02 March 2026 to 08 March 2026 is dedicated to the poet Kostas Bournazakis.
Kostas Bournazakis — poet, translator, scholar, and literary editor — was born in Heraklion, Crete, in 1961. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Crete. He has published the following books:
Poetry:
“Archipelago” (Ikaros, 1997), “Nine Sea Transformations” (out of print, 2016), “Faces and Ordeals” (Ikaros, 2016), “Amid Suns and Moons” (Ikaros, 2020), “Images” (Ikaros, 2025).
Translations:
John Keats, “Seven Odes” (Ikaros, 1997); W. B. Yeats, “Poems” (Vikelaia Library, 2011); W. H. Auden, “Poems” (Vikelaia Library, 2013).
With scholarly editing, presentation, and study, he has published works by Angelos Sikelianos:
“Letters,” Vols. I & II (Ikaros, 2000); “Antidoron” (Ikaros, 2003); “Mother of God” (collectors’ deluxe edition, Ideogramma, 2003); “A Sermon on Heroism” (Ikaros, 2004); “Letters to Eva Palmer Sikelianos” (Ikaros, 2008); “Memory Is Here Both End and Beginning…” (newspaper Kathimerini, 2014).
He has also edited and published:
“Chronicle of Angelos Sikelianos (1884–1951)” (Ikaros, 2006); “Anthology from the Work of Pantelis Prevelakis” (Vikelaia Library, 2010); Stylianos Alexiou & Zissimos Lorentzatos, “Correspondence (1967–2003)” (Vikelaia Library, 2010); “Anthology from the Work of Giorgis Manousakis” (Vikelaia Library, 2012).
Music curation: Maria Remboutsika
Sound editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki – Giorgos Giannakoulas
Broadcast: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 21:00 (Athens time) and on weekends at 19:00 (Athens time).
