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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.

21/09/2025

XOur homeland is closed in, all mountainsthat day and night have the low sky as their roof.We have no rivers, no water wells, no springsonly a few cisterns, even them empty, that echoand that we wo…

20/09/2025

excerpt “Matthew,” she yells, but hears no answer.She walks upstairs to their bedroom. Everything is the way she left it beforegoing out. She goes toward the bathroom and before entering, sees his …

20/09/2025

TheanoThe great initiateswith the hot,beautiful bodiesunderthe linen dresseswith the harmoniouspleatsappeared before meat the window of a Parisian caféand signalled to meto meet themoutsidethe cobb…

19/09/2025

excerpt Releasing herself for a moment, Rebecca locked her office doorand guided Eteo to her couch. A minute later, she had placed his erectiondeep inside her and was riding him, moaning and moving…

19/09/2025

excerpt Worry over everybody’s salvation overwhelmed me. At themoment, my own salvation seemed too big a task. I relaxed in thecurrent and let my body drift as I focused on an old Christmasanthem. …

19/09/2025

VIIVillage carves its space amid the pineswhen from the depths of Erebusthe dominant fire declaresits refusal to coil around a logto hug a lonely fireplace:all her blonde children obey.Sunken light…

18/09/2025

TheodotosIf you are truly one of the chosen,look carefully at how you gain your power.No matter how much you are glorified, no matterhow loudly the cities in Italy and Thessalypraise your achieveme…

18/09/2025

excerpt man of the board. As she returned to her place, she blinked backtears. Suddenly, the stress and excitement of the last few days – eventhe last few months – overwhelmed her. The culmination …

18/09/2025

Midnight CantoIn times of loneliness I often openthe left pleat of the window shuttersas though to let anemotaxis take holdof all thoughts and worries and HisOpera Bufa Part Two unveilsthe melancho…

17/09/2025

Ready to Give Birth to ForgetfulnessThe zero exists and it doesn’teternity is in its spacedistant root of the searealities and reflectionsall the shed bloodfor sanctified or sinful dreamsecstasy of…

17/09/2025

excerpt He tried to raise up, but they je**ed him backward down thestep and onto the ground. The clubbing began. He wrapped hisarms around his head and tucked into a ball.Two of them straightenedhi…

17/09/2025

QuestionYou thought you knew himthen why the gardenia sighedand why the clock on the wallturned silentand why did the jasmine refusedto bloom?You thought you knew himthen why you started cryingsoon…

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