Poetry evening with Lee Slonimsky, John Tripoulas and John Petropoulos
The Poetry evening, featuring LEE SLONIMSKY JOHN TRIPOULAS DIMITRIOS GOLEMIS With John Petropoulos took place at the Athens Centre on April 23, 2013. Demetrios Golemis was born 1874 on the Greek island of Lefkada where his father worked as a fisherman. At age 14 he was sent to Piraeus where he attended high school and simultaneously worked as a house servant in order to cover basic living expenses. While in high school his athletic talent in the middle distance running events was discovered. Golemis was selected for the Greek Olympic team of 1896 where he placed third in the 800 meter and placed 6th in the 1500 meter race. As a reward for his success in first Olympic Games, Golemis as awarded a scholarship by Prince George of Greece. He graduated from Athens University Medical School in 1901 and continued his medical studies in France where he met and was mentored by Jean Moreas one of the founders of the French symbolist movement in poetry. Golemis is the author of 9 collections of poetry, his first Phosphorescences was published in 1909 his last Angels Approaching in 1940. Demolished Souls the translated collection to be presented was published in 1930. Golemis was briefly married and fathered a daughter. His daughter is my mother (Golemis is my maternal grandfather). John Tripoulas, born in Cleveland, Ohio USA, is the son of Golemis" only daughter, who came to the United States as an infant with her mother. He graduated from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, with a B.A. degree in English Literature and from Athens University Medical School. He now lives on Ikaria island, Greece, where, following in his grandfather's footsteps, he practices medicine and is also a runner, swimmer and poet. John Petropoulos holds a BA degree in Classics from Harvard University and a DPhil from the University of Oxford also in Classics. He has taught at universities in Europe, the United States, China and the Middle East and has received numerous awards for his academic achievements. Professor Petropoulos has written and edited many books and articles on ancient Greek poetry and society. He has also translated into English the modern Greek poets Odysseus Elytis, Nikos Karouzos and Demetrios Golemis. Currently he is professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Democritean University of Thrace and Director of Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece headquartered in Nafplion. For more information on our cultural program, visit our website at www.athenscentre.gr
The Poetry evening, featuring LEE SLONIMSKY JOHN TRIPOULAS DIMITRIOS GOLEMIS With John Petropoulos took place at the Athens Centre on April 23, 2013. Demetrios Golemis was born 1874 on the Greek island of Lefkada where his father worked as a fisherman. At age 14 he was sent to Piraeus where he attended high school and simultaneously worked as a house servant in order to cover basic living expenses. While in high school his athletic talent in the middle distance running events was discovered. Golemis was selected for the Greek Olympic team of 1896 where he placed third in the 800 meter and placed 6th in the 1500 meter race. As a reward for his success in first Olympic Games, Golemis as awarded a scholarship by Prince George of Greece. He graduated from Athens University Medical School in 1901 and continued his medical studies in France where he met and was mentored by Jean Moreas one of the founders of the French symbolist movement in poetry. Golemis is the author of 9 collections of poetry, his first Phosphorescences was published in 1909 his last Angels Approaching in 1940. Demolished Souls the translated collection to be presented was published in 1930. Golemis was briefly married and fathered a daughter. His daughter is my mother (Golemis is my maternal grandfather). John Tripoulas, born in Cleveland, Ohio USA, is the son of Golemis" only daughter, who came to the United States as an infant with her mother. He graduated from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, with a B.A. degree in English Literature and from Athens University Medical School. He now lives on Ikaria island, Greece, where, following in his grandfather's footsteps, he practices medicine and is also a runner, swimmer and poet. John Petropoulos holds a BA degree in Classics from Harvard University and a DPhil from the University of Oxford also in Classics. He has taught at universities in Europe, the United States, China and the Middle East and has received numerous awards for his academic achievements. Professor Petropoulos has written and edited many books and articles on ancient Greek poetry and society. He has also translated into English the modern Greek poets Odysseus Elytis, Nikos Karouzos and Demetrios Golemis. Currently he is professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Democritean University of Thrace and Director of Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece headquartered in Nafplion. For more information on our cultural program, visit our website at www.athenscentre.gr