Sotiris Kakisis
Sotiris Kakisis (Greek: Σωτήρης Κακίσης; born 1954, Athens) is a contemporary Greek poet. He is also a prolific translator, most notably of Ancient Greek lyric poetry (Alcaeus, Alcman, Sappho etc.). He has had a long career in journalism, excelling as an interviewer, has written song lyrics, and has scripted several films, notably director Giorgos Panousopoulos' "Love Me Not?" and "Athens Blues".[1] His adaptations of Euripides' "Medea" and Herondas' "Mimiamboi" have been stage-produced by the State Theater of Norway and the Greek National Theater, respectively. He was also a water polo goalkeeper for the Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni.
References
- Sotiris Kakisis, For Me, La Callas, translated by David Connoly
- Sotiris Kakisis: The poet who loves Water Polo
External links
- 1.Σωτήρης Κακίσης -Greek Wikipedia:
http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82