Yiannis Patilis
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| Yiannis Patilis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 Athens |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Writing period | 1970– |
Yiannis Patilis (Greek: Γιάννης Πατίλης) (b. Athens 1947) is a Greek poet. He read Law and Philology at the University of Athens. He has worked as a high school professor since 1980. He co-founded the literary periodical Tο Δέντρο (The Tree); since 1986 he publishes the periodical Πλανόδιον (Vagrant).
He belongs to the so-called Genia tou 70, which is a literary term referring to Greek authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi.[1]
[edit] Poetry
- Ο μικρός και το θηρίο (The Little Guy and the Beast), 1970
- Αλλά τώρα, προσέχτε! (But Now Be Careful), Αθήνα, 1973
- Υπερ των καρπών (In Favor of Fruition), 1977
- Κέρματα (Tokens), 1980
- Μη καπνιστής σε χώρα καπνιζόντων (Ποιήματα 1970-1980) (Non-Smoker in the Land of Smokers; poems, 1970-80), 1982
- Ζεστό μεσημέρι (Warm Midday), 1984
- Γραφέως κάτοπτρον (The Scribe's Mirror), 1989
- Ταξίδια στην ίδια πόλη (Ποιήματα 1970-1990) (Trips in the Same City, poems, 1970-90), 1993
