Recent & Current Activities
(Sept. 2011 – December 2012)
Recent and forthcoming academic publications
«Η μαγεία του Ελύτη», Entefktiro, Special Issue on Odysseus Elytis (December 2011), pp. 21-31.
«Ατενίζοντας την Αμοργό με μια ξένη ματιά. Τέσσερις αγγλικές μεταφράσεις», Conference Proceedings, Athens: Benaki Museum (forthcoming).
«Οδυσσέας Ελύτης: Από τα Ελεγεία στα Ηλύσια Πεδία», in Themata Logotechnias (forthcoming).
«Ελύτης ως μεταφρασεολόγος», Conference Proceedings, Herakleion: Historical Museum of Crete, (forthcoming).
«’Μεταφράζοντας’ τον Νικηφόρο Βρεττάκο», in Special Album to celebrate his centenary, Athens: Potamos (forthcoming).
Foreword to Ada Korda, Κ.Π. Καβάφης: Υφολογική Ανάλυση, (forthcoming).
Recent and forthcoming translations
Christoforos Liondakis, “Ridding Oneself of Thorns” and George Veis, “Time’s (Simple) Annulment”, in Poetry Review vol. 102:1 (Spring 2012) pp. 72 & 79.
Crumbs from Homer’s Table: Contemporary Greek Poetry, edited and translated by David Connolly, in Free Verse: A Journal of Contemporary Poetry & Poetics (Summer 2012): http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/freeverse/
Translation into Greek of poems by Turkish poets Murathan Mungan and Birhan Keskin (together with Arzu Eker-Roditakis) in Entefktirio (forthcoming).
Odysseas Elytis, The Oxopetra Elegies and West of Sorrow, Cambridge: Harvard UP (forthcoming)
Nikos Engonopoulos, Selected Poems, Cambridge: Harvard UP (forthcoming)
Public lectures, talks and readings
«Ατενίζοντας την Αμοργό με μια ξένη ματιά. Τέσσερις αγγλικές μεταφράσεις», International Conference on Nikos Gatsos, Benaki Museum Athens (23-25/09/2011).
«Η μαγεία του Ελύτη», International Conference on Odysseus Elytis, Athens Megaro Mousikis (1/11/2011). http://www.blod.gr/lectures/Pages/viewlecture.aspx?LectureID=241
«Οδυσσέας Ελύτης: Από τα ελεγεία στα Ηλύσια Πεδία», International Conference on Odysseus Elytis, Nicosia, Cyprus (05/11/2011).
«Ελύτης ως μεταφρασεολόγος», International Conference on Odysseus Elytis, Historical Museum of Crete, Herakleion (11-13/11/2011).
«Η μαγεία του Ελύτη», Municipal Theatre, Patras (12/12/2011).
Οδυσσέας Ελύτης Συν τοις άλλοις, [Book presentation] Polyedros Bookshop, Patras (12/12/ 2011).
«’Μεταφράζοντας’ τον Νικηφόρο Βρεττάκο», Aikaterini Laskaridi Foundation, Piraeus (14/03/2012).
«’Μεταφράζοντας’ τον Νικηφόρο Βρεττάκο», European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (19/03/2012).
“Manolis Anagnostakis (1925-2005): A Poet’s Times”, Conference to celebrate Centenary of Thessaloniki’s Liberation, University of East Anglia (24/03/2012).
«’Μεταφράζοντας’ τον Νικηφόρο Βρεττάκο», “Techni” Macedonian Artistic Society, Thessaloniki (03/04/2012).
Speaker in panel discussion on Nikiforos Vrettakos, Arsakeio School, Athens (04/04/2012).
«’Μεταφράζοντας’ τον Νικηφόρο Βρεττάκο», Maria Tsakos Foundation, Athens (24/06/12).
«Σε φιλώ και σου εύχομαι Ζωή εσαεί, Φως εσαεί, Λόγο εσαεί. Επίλογος στο έργο του Νικηφόρου Βρεττάκου», Poetry Symposium, Patras (06/07/2012).
Poetry recitation, “Greek and British Poets Meet Up”, Athens Centre, Metz (27/06/2012).
Poetry Recitation, “Presentation of poetry by Giogia Siokou”, New Acropolis Museum, Athens (11/07/12).
Poetry Recitation. Event in Honour of Nikiforos Vrettakos, Ploumitsa, Lakonia (30/08/12).
« Η Εκρεμής δωρεά του Νικηφόρου Βρεττάκου», International Conference on Nikiforos Vrettakos, Benaki Museum, Athens (8-10/11/2012).
TV appearances
«Άξιον Εστί», ΕΤ 3, Conversation with Vassilis Vassilikos on Nikiforos Vrettakos (06/01/2012).
Educational activities
Mentor for Translation Mentorship Programme organised by the Translator’s Association and the British Centre for Literary Translation (Sept. 2011 – April 2012).
Director of Programme for Training New Translators of Greek Literature under the auspices of the Academy of Athens (from May 2012). www.greektranslatorprogramme.gr
Seminar for MA students at the University of Cyprus (scheduled for 21-22/11/12).