Stavroula Karali takes listeners to Monemvasia, exploring the poet’s difficult childhood, family losses, and battle with tuberculosis. The first episode of the program’s tribute to Yannis Ritsos traces his life up to Thessaloniki in 1936 and the writing of “Epitaphios,” one of his most iconic works.
Produced and presented by Stavroula Karali
Sound editing: Maria Fotakopoulou