Passwords: Karen Emmerich and Edmund Keeley on Yannis Ritsos

Yannis Ritsos, Greek Poetry, Poetry NYC, Poetry Translation

Date and Time:

April 11, 2013 - 7:00PM

Event Location:

Kray Hall

Admission:

$10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members

Translators Karen Emmerich and Edmund Keeley share their collaborative translation of Diaries of Exile, by the legendary Greek poet Yannis Ritsos (1909-1990), and discuss the poet’s life in exile and powerful writing about Greek political life and history.

Event Sponsored By:

Poets House, co-sponsored by Archipelago Books and the Onassis Cultural Center

Event Type:

Readings and Conversations