Diaries of Exile

"Without Ritsos' eloquence, Greeks would have forgotten how to name all those things that are there before their eyes."--Pantelis PrevelakisThis long poem is a nuanced and moving account of the poet's time in exile, in which everyday events hide much that is threatening, oppressive, and spiritually [...]
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"Without Ritsos' eloquence, Greeks would have forgotten how to name all those things that are there before their eyes."--Pantelis PrevelakisThis long poem is a nuanced and moving account of the poet's time in exile, in which everyday events hide much that is threatening, oppressive, and spiritually vacuous. Lyrical and idyllic, these re-creations of Greek mythology justify Yannis Ritsos' reputation as one of the most honored in modern Greece.Plagued by tuberculosis, family misfortunes, and persecution for his Communist views, Yannis Ritsos (1909-1990) spent many years in sanatoriums, prisons, and in political exile while producing over one hundred volumes of poems, dramas, and translations.