25/02/2008
Giorgos Stogianidis
E. Dimitriadou - Efraimidou
Source: C.E.T.I.
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Giorgos Stogianidis (1912-1999) was born in Xanthi, grew up in Thasos and Kavala. Since 1970 he lives in Thesaloniki. He was a member of the editorial board of Makedonika Gramata. His first book, Peristeria sto fos [Doves in the light] appears in 1949 confirming his talent. Fifteen poetry collections of his followed. We can find a selection of them in the volume Epi sinolou [On the whole] 1949-1981. The work of Perigraphi akinitou [Realtys description], 1984 and En meso alazonon [In the middle of arrogant people], 1991, followed. He gained the second National award of poetry and he is considered to be one of the most important representatives of the postwar poetry, expressing the concept of a personal adventure that goes beyond limits surrounds the questionings and agony of contemporary humans. He died in Thesaloniki in 1999.
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