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Manolis Aligizakis Page about poetry, prose, and translations of internationally recognized poets and authors.

Manolis (Emmanuel Aligizakis) has published more than 20 books of poetry, three novels, and eleven major translation works. His translation George Seferis-Collected Poems was shortlisted for the Greek National Literary Awards. His articles, poems and short stories in both Greek and English have appeared in books, magazines and newspapers in Canada, United States, Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania

, Australia, and Greece. His poetry has been translated into Spanish, Romanian, Swedish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Urdu and Punjabi.

04/07/2025

Excerpt “Yes, of course. In fact, why don’t you give me thirteen insteadfor a total of twenty-five?”“Okay, Spiro, done. Talk to your brother too, okay?”“I shall. Count on it. Just go ahead and rese…

04/07/2025

SongI walked all around your house (the moth flewaround the lamp until it met its sweet death) thoughyou didn’t come out that I’d burn into the flame of your eyes.Alas, the fragrance of the body an…

04/07/2025

Merciful ManDon’t just close your eyesbut all your senses ofseeing, hearing, smelling, touchingthe fire that burns slowly inside you.Throw everything burnable to it: a chair,a table, some clothes, …

02/07/2025

SeparationWith teary eyes I staredat the womandressed in black withher well-made hairsilver pin holding it upsurprise of the daymy sigh in the airwhen she came near mewith open armsas if to embrace…

02/07/2025

Excerpt EightA few days after the funeral, Tyne took the children to Emblem to visit her mother. The morning promised another exceptionally warm day in brilliant sunshine. Morley announced at break…

01/07/2025

Excerpt “Oh heck no. We are both trainers. We would put some finishingon the horses we bought from your dad and then sell them toour clients. We always liked your dad’s stock. He and the old guyalw…

01/07/2025

Arrival The late-arriving dawn forgetsits white undergarments betweenthe petals of the gardenia whilethe first wavelet thrusts forwarda light froth as if to mark its territorywhen the Kore’s lips s…

01/07/2025

A Flute in the Yard of HecatombThe dead man rushes inside the dark dining room. Forsomeone to reach there, he must pass by an endlessline of chests filled with sealing wax. There, his handsare fill…

30/06/2025

Excerpt Talal is on his way to Hakim’s around five in the afternoon when his phonerings.“Hey, are you on your way here?” Hakim asks.“Yeah, I’ll be there in ten. Come down and meet me in the lobby s…

30/06/2025

CONDITIONThe room begins to grow like despair,the air expands in my dreamthe gray angels flee.I’m alone.Space can hardly breathe,the crater of the moon rolls towards me,the hairy paw of the earth h…

30/06/2025

HarvestYour voice sounded enchantingon the phonethat warm day in Augustand I dreamed of grapevinesand ripen grapesfull of sugar and drunkennessand in the cool shadeunder the plane treesalong the ba…

29/06/2025

Excerpt Chapter FiveThe week that followed Tyne’s visit to the Tournquists’ saw manychanges on the ward known as St. Francis. Her assignments no longerincluded the rooms for which she had been resp…

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