Miltos Sachtouris
Miltos Sachtouris ( Miltos Sahtouris , Μίλτος Σαχτούρης; born July 19, 1919 in Athens ; † March 29, 2005 ibid) was a Greek poet.
Sachtouris began to study law in 1937, but gave up studying in 1940 to become a writer. His first poems appeared in the 1940s in the magazines Ελληνικά Γράμματα (Hellinika Grammata) and Τα Νέα Γράμματα (Ta Nea Grammata), of which he was a collaborator.
In 1956 he received the first prize for young European poets from the Italian radio. In 1962 and 1987 he received the Second and First National Prize for Poetry, and in 2003 the State Prize for Literature for his life's work. His works have been translated into English, French, Dutch and Italian, among others. A collection of poems in German, translated by Andrea Gabriella Kapsaski , was published in 1990.
Web links
- Biography, works, press reviews (Greek) ( Memento from May 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Archipelago Books - Miltos Sachtouris
- artopos - Miltos Sachtouris
- Poetry International Web - Miltos Sachtouris
- Poetry Salzburg at the University of Salzburg - Contributors to Poetry Salzburg Review S.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sachtouris, Miltos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sahtouris, Miltos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 2005 |
| Place of death | Athens |