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Yiorgos Christodoulides

Yiorgos Christodoulides, born in Moscow in 1968 and raised in Larnaca, Cyprus, holds an MA in Journalism from Lomonosov University in Moscow. He currently works as a journalist in Nicosia. A prolific poet, he has published ten collections, and his work has been translated into numerous foreign languages.


Poetic Collections

 
Enia, Atelia, Nicosia (1996)
Awarded the State Prize for Young Writers
Onirotriveio (Dream Mill), Gavriilidis, Athens (2001)
Awarded the State Poetry Prize
Enchiridio Kalliergiti (Cultivator's Manual), Govostis, Athens (2004)
To Apragmatopoiito (The Unrealized), Gavriilidis, Athens (2010)
Dromos Metaxy Ouranou kai Gis (Road Between Heaven and Earth), Farfoulas, Athens (2013)
Pligeises Periohes Gymnes Istories (Affected Areas Bare Stories), Melani, Athens (2016)
Mystikoi Anthropoi (Secret People), KYMA, Athens (2019)
Elafroos Thlimmenos (Slightly Saddened), Pikramenos Publications, Patras (2019)
LAL Gnostopoiisi Penthimou Gegonotos (LAL Notification of a Mournful Event), Koukkida, Athens (2022)
Lymnes (Lakes), Atelia, Nicosia (2025)


Translated Works

Christodoulides' poetry has reached international audiences through these translations:
Poesiefestival Berlin, Mittelmeer (Mediterranean) (2010)
Melnitsa za sanishta (Ονειροτριβείο - Dream Mill), Plamak, Sofia (2011) - Bulgarian
Zones sinistrées (Πληγείσες Περιοχές - Affected Areas), Le miel des anges, Paris (2016) - French
Izranjavane Zone (Πληγείσες περιοχές - Affected Areas), Treci Trg, Belgrade (2018) - Serbian
Giorgos Christodoulides | Selected Poems (1996-2021), Armida, Nicosia (2021) - English
Migajas (Θρύμματα - Fragments), Dadilla Libros, Seville (2023) - Spanish
Co-edited with Panagiotis Nikolaidis, the Anthology of Cypriot Poetry 1960-2018 (KYMA publications, 2018) is slated for English translation.


Awards and Notable Publications

Christodoulides' literary career is marked by significant accolades and widespread recognition:
His debut work, Ένια (Enia: Ateleia, Nicosia, 1996), was honored with the State Prize for Young Writers.
His second collection, Ονειροτριβείον (Dream-Mill: Gavrielides, Athens, 2001), received the prestigious State Prize for Poetry.
Subsequent collections include Εγχειρίδιο Καλλιεργητή (Grower’s Manual: Govosti, Athens, 2004), Το Απραγματοποίητο (The Undone: Gavrielides, Athens, 2010), and Δρόμος μεταξύ Ουρανού και Γης (Road between Heaven and Earth: Farfoulas, Athens, 2013).
His poetry collection, Πληγείσες Περιοχές-Γυμνές Ιστορίες (Affected Areas-Raw Tales: Melani, Athens, 2016), has been translated into French as Zones sinistrées by Michel Volkovitch (published by ‘Le miel des anges’) and into Serbian by Aleksandra Milanović (published by Treći Trg). These translations were presented in Paris (May 2017) and Belgrade (October 25, 2018).
His 7th poetry book, Μυστικοί Άνθρωποι (Secret People), was published by Kyma in Athens in 2019.
His 8th poetry collection, Ελαφρώς Θλιμμένος (Slightly Sad), was published by Pikrammenos in Patras, Greece, in 2019.
His 9th poetry collection, LAL-Notification of a Sad Event, was published by Koukkida, Athens, in 2022.

In November 2021, Giórgos Christodoulides | Selected Poems (1996-2021) was released by Armida Publications. This extensive volume features one hundred poems from eight of his poetry books, covering a span of 25 years. Translated into English by Despina Pirketti, it stands as one of the most comprehensive collections of Greek verse in English translation to date, offering a new soundscape to the Cypriot poet's vivid etchings of people and things. The book was presented in London (Cyprus House) in April 2022 by Dr. Michael Paraskos, Senior Teaching Fellow and art historian at Imperial College (London). The Greek translation of Dr. Paraskos' speech was published in the Neo Planodion magazine. In July of the same year, Christodoulides' Selected Poems were presented at the annual Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival in Ireland by the internationally renowned Irish poet and Christodoulides' personal friend, Desmond Egan.

In 2023, Spanish translator Jose Antonio Moreno Jurado translated 45 of Giorgos Christodoulides' poems, titled "Migajas," which were published by Dadilla Libros Editores Libreros in Seville.

Alongside poet Panayiotis Nicolaides, he co-edited the Anthology of Cypriot Poetry 1960-2018, published in November 2018 (Kima-Wave, Athens).

In September 2018, ten of Christodoulides' poems were translated into Spanish by José Antonio Moreno Jurado as part of ARS POETICA 1, an event held in Patras, Greece, and subsequently included in its anthology.

His poetry has also been featured in the Anthology of European Poetry "Grand Tour" (2019), moderated by the German Academy for Language and Literature.

In Spring 2018, ten of Christodoulides' poems were published in the Pan-Arabic newspaper Alaraby, translated by the Palestinian Poet Najwan Darwish.

In June 2010, a selection of Christodoulides' poems was published in Berlin, Germany, as part of the Poesiefestival Berlin.

In December 2011, over 150 poems spanning fifteen years of Christodoulides’ work were translated into Bulgarian by Vasilka Petrova Hadjipapa (Plamik: Sofia, 2011) and compiled into a single volume titled after his collection Ονειροτριβείον (Dream-Mill).

Portions of his work have been translated into many other European languages and have appeared in numerous Cypriot, Greek, and international literary reviews.


Participation in International Poetry Events

Christodoulides has actively participated in various international poetry events:
Limassol International Book Fair: November 2024 (Presentation of Irish poet Desmond Egan) and November 2022 (Presentation of Giorgos Christodoulides|Selected Poems (1996-2021)).
Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival, July 2022.
Larnaca International Poetry Festival, April 2022.
Patras International Poetry Festival, 2021.
5th International Poetry Festival (Nicosia 2021): «ες γην εναλίαν Κύπρον» (to the sea-girt land of Cyprus).
"Festival of Hope" Online Participation: 2021 (with the poem "The case of the world sempre in lake Tampo," also known as "Ένα δέντρο κλαίει στις όχθες της λίμνης Τάμπο" - A tree cries on the shores of Lake Tambo).
World Poetry Day, March 2021 (organized by UNESCO).
4th International Literary Festival, Nicosia (2019).
International Poetry Festival of Patras Mediterranean (2019).
4th International Literary Festival to the sea-girt shores of Cyprus (2019).
Patras World Poetry Festival (2019).
Creative Europe - EACEA project - READING BALKANS, Nicosia (2019).
Festival of Literature of the European Mediterranean – FLEM 2, Belgrade, Serbia (October 2018).
ARS POETICA1, Patras, Greece (September 2018).
La Nuit de la Littérature, Paris, France (May 2017).
International Poetry and Book Festival of Belgrade (Treci Trg), May 2017.
Crowd Omnibus Reading Tour, Thessaloniki-Athens (July 2016).
Festival Voix Vives de Méditerranée en Méditerranée, Sète, France (2013).
Crossing Borders, Connecting Cultures, Stockholm, Sweden (2010).
Poesiefestival Berlin (2010): An audio production of Christodoulides’ selected poems in Greek, also rendered into German, is available at: http://lyrikline.org/index.php?id=162&L=1&author=gc05&show=Poems&poemId=6884&cHash=781c9c0a64.
Poetry Symposium, University of Patras (Patras, Greece, 2008).
“Kleine Sprachen, Grosse Literaturen” Forum (Leipzig, 2006).
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society of Poetry (Kildare, Ireland 2005): Invited by renowned Irish poet Desmond Egan to recite parts of his work translated into English.
World Biennial of Poetry (Liège 2003).
Literature Express Europa 2000: Over 45 days, more than 100 European litterateurs visited 20 cities in 10 countries, participating in a series of poetry events. Christodoulides’ poem “Violin cases” was set to music and dramatized in Paris during this tour.