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Yannis Ritsos. 1909—1990. Share. "Yannis Ritsos," wrote Peter Levi in the Times Literary Supplement of the late Greek poet, "is the old-fashioned kind of great poet. His output has been enormous, his life heroic and eventful, his voice is an embodiment of national courage, his mind is tirelessly active." At their best, Ritsos' poems, "in ...
- Early Life of The Poet, Yannis Ritsos
- The Greatest Poet of His Time
- The Last Years of The Poetic Genius Yannis Ritsos
Ritsos was born in Monemvasia on May 1, 1909. He was the youngest of the four children of rich landowning parents Eleftherios Ritsos and Eleftheria Vouzounara. The same year that he entered high school in Gytheion in 1921, he lost his mother and brother to tuberculosis. In 1924 he published his first poems in the magazine “Edification of Children” ...
On May 9, 1936, a workers’ strike in Thessaloniki led to bloody riots. The following day, Ritsos saw a photo in Rizospastisshowing a mother crying over her dead son, who had been killed by police in the riots. That episode was the inspiration for one of his most popular poems, Epitaphios, which had a publishing run of 10,000 copies. During the Ioan...
When the coup d’état occurred on April 21, 1967, his friends advised the poet to hide, but he did not leave his home. He was arrested and detained at the Faliro Hippodrome and was later taken to the camp for political prisoners on Gyaros, later being transferred to Leros. In 1968 he was hospitalized in Agios Savvas in Athens and then sentenced to h...
Ritsos, Yannis, 1909 – 90, Greek poet. One of modern Greece’s most widely translated poets, Ritsos moved from an early concern with classical themes and style to a more deeply personal lyricism. His writing reflects family tragedies, a stay in a tuberculosis ward, and his political engagement against dictatorship that earned him periods of deportation and house arrest.
Feb 7, 2024 · Yiannis Ritsos was born in Monemvasia in 1909. Early in his life, he experienced a lot of hardship and misfortune, which influenced his writing significantly: his wealthy family faced financial ruin during his childhood, his father suffered from mental health issues and he lost his mother and his eldest brother from tuberculosis.
Jun 9, 2015 · Poet Yiannis Ritsos saw the image and in a television interview in 1983 admitted he was so moved by it that the very next day he began writing “Epitaphios,” his most celebrated work. “In two days, almost without eating and sleeping, and often sobbing like a Maniot lamenter, I wrote the first 14 parts of ‘Epitaphios,’” he said.
Dec 6, 2021 · Yannis Ritsos, one of the greatest Greek poets of all time, with international fame and influence, fought from a very young age for everything he believed to be right in a life full of difficulties but also very rich. By Mia Kollia Translated by Alexandros Theodoropoulos He was born in Monemvasia on May 1, 1909, son to landowner Eleftherios Ritsos and Eleftheria Vouzounara. From an early age ...
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Jun 29, 2021 · Ritsos, who lived from May 1, 1909 to November 11, 1990 was born into a well-to-do family in Monemvasia. He became a Communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he is considered “the great poet of the Greek left.”. Now, a third volume of his poetry has ...
