Voice of Greece, ERT’s international radio addressed to Greeks around the world, continues its series of podcasts— “Poet of the Week” — dedicated to the dissemination, support, and celebration of the Greek language and culture.
Each week focuses on a contemporary Greek poet — including poets of the Diaspora — who personally select and recite their poems for radio broadcast. Each poem is accompanied by carefully chosen music, creating a bridge between verse and sound.
Seven poems per week — one poem each day — travel through the frequencies of Voice of Greece, reaching every corner of the world where Greek voices are heard.
The week 10–16 November 2025 is dedicated to poet Niovi Ioannou.
Niovi Ioannou spent her childhood and teenage years in Nafplio. She has been involved in children’s theatre and the teaching of French. Her poems and short prose have been published in literary journals and newspapers, while some of her poetry has been translated into Italian by Crescenzo Sangiglio.
Her theatrical monologue “Don’t Come Tonight” has been staged, and she has worked as a radio producer at Symban World Radio in Sydney, Australia, presenting a program on art and culture broadcast both on FM and worldwide via the web.
Her poetry collections include:
“Fos-2” (Gavriilidis Publications, 2013),
“Se sticho plagio kai mono” (Oselotos, 2014),
“Eis atopon” (Mandragoras, 2017),
“Portatif” (Mandragoras, 2019),
“Stin pyra” (Mandragoras, 2021),
and “Anti ophthalmou” (Mandragoras, 2023).
Music editing: Maria Reboutsika
Sound editing: Eleftheria Papoutsaki
Broadcast: Monday to Friday at 07:00 and 19:00 (Athens time), and weekends at 19:00.
