Selected Poems 1940-1979: Odysseus Elytis Stephen Stirk Part I is an exchange

Part I is an exchange grounded in the prison theater workshop between the author and one of the incarcerated participants

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Selected Poems 1940-1979: Odysseus Elytis Stephen Stirk Part I is an exchangeThis representative selection from the work of one of modern Greece's most fascinating poets was made shortly after his award of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1979. It is drawn from all periods of his distinguished career and traces his development from early surrealism, in which he transforms French influence into a distinct personal voice and mythology, through the dramatic style of "The Axion Esti" with its blend of spirituality and earthiness,