Yannis Ritsos
Yannis Ritsos is one of Greece's most prolific, distinguished and celebrated poets whose many honors include the Alfred de Vigny Award (France, 1975) and the Lenin Prize (U.S.S.R., 1977). Yannis Ritsos: Selected Poems 1938-1988 was translated by Kimon Friar and Kostas Myrsiades and published by BOA in 1989, and serves as a monumental volume that represents 50 years of this gigantic poet's work.
