Voice of Greece, ERT’s radio service for Greeks around the world, dedicated to the dissemination, support, and promotion of the Greek language and Greek culture, has included in its program a series of two-minute poetry features titled “Poet of the Week”.
Each week is dedicated to a contemporary Greek poet or poetess, with poets of the Greek Diaspora also prominently featured. The poets themselves curate the radio interpretations of their work, while the poems are accompanied by music from much-loved composers. Seven poems are presented each week—one Greek poem per day—travelling through the airwaves of Voice of Greece to every corner of the world where Greek voices can be heard.
The week from 19 January 2026 to 25 January 2026 is dedicated to the poet Maria Kant (Kantonidou).
Music curation: Maria Remboutsika
Sound editing: Giorgos Giannakoulas – Eleftheria Papoutsaki
Broadcast: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 21:00 (Athens time), and weekends at 19:00 (Athens time)
Maria Kant (Kantonidou) was born in Cyprus and lives in Athens. She studied English and Greek Philology at the University of Athens, where she also completed postgraduate studies in Educational Science. Her texts and photographs have been published in print and online magazines, anthologies, and collective volumes. Her poems have been translated into English, Italian, Spanish, German, and Romanian. Her first poetry collection, “stanza” (Gutenberg, 2021; reprint 2023), was shortlisted for the Public Book Awards (Readers’ Choice), the Anagnostis Literary Awards, and the International Jean Moréas Awards. She was honoured with the Giannis Varveris Award of the Society of Greek Writers for a first-time poet, as well as the State Poetry Award of the Republic of Cyprus. In May 2025, a selection of her poems was published in Spanish under the title “Apasionadamente / Περιπαθώς” (Padilla Libros Editorial y Librería), translated by José Antonio Moreno Jurado. In October 2025, her second poetry collection, “punctum,” was released by Gutenberg.
