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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.

19/10/2025

Forest SoundsWind pierces the four walls of the shackthat resists annihilation in the gaping mouthof the abyss ready to gulp itand I place another log in the fire pitand you lean on the carpetanxio…

19/10/2025

excerpt The day before the exhibit, he helped hang the paintings;only one in each room of the gallery. Opening night resembled a Hollywoodpremier. People gathered in the street and, when a chauffeu…

19/10/2025

excerpt Tanya announced that if it really was a day off thatshe would like to borrow the half-ton and cruise over for a visitwith her dad. She had made a point to talk to her dad every oncein a whi…

18/10/2025

excerpt He sits down and looks around the office; the lieutenant catches his eye andsays, “Well, it’s as functional as any other, I suppose.”The Admiral smiles thinking of his own office, which is …

18/10/2025

Brotherhoodfor AragonAmong themselves, poets recognize each other easily —not from the big words that impress the common peoplenot from their rhetorical gestures but from somethingvery common but w…

18/10/2025

VIIThen again, an avalanche of sighscascade with the forging of spikesand picks consuming shadowy dayswhen the nebula witnesses againthe orgiastic rebellion unfolds.Angry stakes pierce hearts, asbo…

17/10/2025

excerpt ‘Good God, Mrs Starkey, what should I do?’ Michael was frantic.‘Clifford Hamilton,’ Mrs Starkey cried. ‘He’s almost a doctor now. He’s home at the Big House for Christmas. Go get him. Tell …

17/10/2025

excerpt Smiling from one side of his mouth to the other Georgeplaced the plate on their table.“Are you on duty this morning, Mary?” George asked her.“No, not today,” she answered.“Why don’t you go …

17/10/2025

excerpt “From the way Mrs. Tournquist and your father spoke, I had theimpression that it has everything to do with you.”“Morley, really! How could you think such a thing? There’s nothingbetween Cam…

16/10/2025

TheatreIn the darkness of the theatreabsence reigns overthe indiscernible performanceof an ambivalent dust particleactors fill the air withgrunts as though talkingof love in the theatrefull of corp…

16/10/2025

EscapeHe sat on the stool by the front yard; his hands, so clumsy, had already overtaken us “someday they will demolish the house” he says to me “and they’ll discover it.”And every so often, at the…

16/10/2025

excerpt AS THE 1929 CROP was being harvested, thestock market crashed. Apple prices dropped. Inthe fall of 1930, Thorp was able to hire only thetwo lean pickers from Arkansas. Poodie’s bonuswas fiv…

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