Biography:
Dimitris P. Kraniotis is an award-winning Greek poet. He was born in 15 July 1966 in Stomio - Larissa, a coastal town in central Greece . He studied at the Medical School of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. He lives and works as a Medical Doctor (Physician) Internal Medicine Specialist (Internist) in Larissa , Greece .
He is Founder and President of the World Poets Society (W.P.S.), Vice-President of the Larissa Union of Poets and Writers, Vice-President of the Larissa Medical Association "Hippocrates", Editorial Director of the Greek medical magazine "Hippocrates", President of the Economic and Social Council of the Prefecture of Larissa, Member of the Board of Directors of the Cultural Organization of the Larissa Prefecture (Responsible for Literature), Member of the Editorial Board of the Greek literary magazine "Graphi" of the Cultural Organization of the Larissa Municipality, Editor & Director of the electronic magazine "World Poet" and the online poetic libraries "Greek Poet", "International Poet" & "Hellenic Words" and Member of the Board of Directors of the Larissa Medical Society.
He is Academician of the Academy Tiberina of Rome, Academician of the International Academy of Micenei (Italy), Doctor of Literature (Litt. D.) by the World Academy of Arts and Culture (under the auspices of UNESCO), President of 22nd World Congress of Poets (Greece 2011) by United Poets Laureate International, Ambassador of the Movement Poets of the World (Poetas del Mundo) to Greece, Ambassador of the Associacion of Writers and Artists of the Orb - ASEADLO (Asociacion de Escritores y Artistas del Orbe) to Greece, Universal Peace Ambassador (Ambassadeur Universel de la Paix) by the Universal Ambassador Peace Circle (Cercle Universel des Ambassadeurs de la Paix) & the Universal Peace Embassy (Switzerland), Board Member of the Global Harmony Association (Russia), Responsible of the World Network of Writers in Spanish - REMES (Red Mundial de Escritores en Espanol) to Greece, Poetry Ambassador (by the National Poetry Month Committee, USA) and Love Ambassador (by the Love Foundation, USA).
Also he is member of several organizations including the National Society of Greek Literary Writers, Hellenic Literary Society, International Society of Greek Writers, Greek P.E.N. Centre (P.E.N. Club Hellenique), Hellenic Society of Writing Physicians, Larissa Union of Poets and Writers, United Poets Laureate International (UPLI), World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC), International Writers Association (IWA), World Union of Writing Physicians (Union Mondiale des Ecrivains Medecins - UMEM), Poets of the World (Poetas del Mundo, Chile), Association of Writers and Artists of the Orb (Asociacion de Escritores y Artistas del Orbe - AEADO, Spain), Academy of American Poets, Poetry Society of America (PSA), Universal Ambassador Peace Circle (Cercle Universel des Ambassadeurs de la Paix, Switzerland), Global Harmony Association - GHA (Russia), World Harmony/Peace Academy - WHPA (Russia), World Network of Writers in Spanish (Red Mundial de Escritores en Espanol - REMES, Spain), Bilingual Poets and Writers for Peace (Argentina), etc.
Six of his poetic collections have been published: "Traces" (poems in Greek, Larissa, Greece 1985), "Clay Faces" (poems in Greek, Larissa, Greece, 1992 ), "Fictitious Line" (poems in Greek and translated into English and French, Larissa, Greece 2005), "Dunes" (poems translated into French and Romanian, Bucharest, Romania 2007), "Endogram" (poems in Greek, editions Malliaris Paideia, Thessaloniki, Greece 2010) & "Edda" (poems translated into French and Romanian, Bucharest, Romania 2010).
His poems have been translated into English, French, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian (Serbo-Croatian), Albanian, Dutch, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Portuguese & Bengali. Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man, his impasse, his worries, his fears, his hopes and dreams.
He has won a number of international awards for his poetry (in Greece, USA, UK , France, India, Australia, etc), which has been published (in books, anthologies & magazines) in many countries around the World (USA, UK, Romania, India, Algeria, Bulgaria, Albania, China, Italy, Korea, Germany, Mongolia, Brazil, France, Australia, Canada, Serbia, Belgium, Turkey, Argentina, Nepal, South Africa, El Salvador, etc). He is featured in several encyclopedias (the free encyclopedia "Wikipedia" in 35 languages, the Greek encyclopedia "Live Pedia", the "Big Encyclopedia of New Greek Literature of Haris Patsis" and the "Who is Who in Greece ").
Awards and Honors:
In 2000:
1. Elected Secretary General of the Larissa Writers and Poets Society (ELOSYL), Greece,
2. Elected Secretary General of the Larissa Medical Society, Greece,
In 2003:
3. Silver Medal in Section "Letters" for 2003 for his poetry book "Clay Faces" by the International Academy of Lutece (Academie Internationale de Lutece - AIL) in "Grand Concours International 2003", presented in 2004, Paris (France),
4. Elected Vice-President of the Larissa Writers and Poets Society (ELOSYL), Greece,
In 2004:
5. Gold-Vermeil Medal in Section "Letters" for 2004 for his poetry book "Traces" by the International Academy of Lutece (Academie Internationale de Lutece - AIL) in "Grand Concours International 2004", Paris (France),
In 2005:
6. Nominee "Poet Of The Year 2005" (USA),
7. "International Poet of Merit Award" for 2005, Silver Award Bowl & Medallion, Washington DC (USA),
8. Gold-Vermeil Medal in Section "Letters" for 2005 for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by the International Academy of Lutece (Academie Internationale de Lutece - AIL) in "Grand Concours International 2005", Paris (France),
9. Gold Medal" & "2nd International Prize in Literature for the year 2005" by the International Society of Greek Writers for his poetrybook "Fictitious Line" (Greece),
10. "Special Poetry Prize of the Year 2005" in the "1st Poetry Festival of Thessaloniki" (Greece),
11. Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Perfect of Larissa (Greece),
12. Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Larissa Medical Association "Hippocrates" (Greece),
13. "International Professional of the Year 2005" & Medal (UK),
14. Elected Treasurer of the Larissa Medical Association "Hippocrates", Greece,
15. "Person of the Month" by the monthly magazine "Kappa Style" of the newspaper "Imerisios Kirikas", November 2005, Larissa (Greece),
In 2006:
16. Nominee "Poet of the Year 2006" (USA),
17. "International Poet of Merit Award" for 2006, Crystal Award & Medallion (USA),
18. "Man of the Year 2006" & Medal (USA),
19. "Muses Prize" Winner (Special Award: "Best Multilingual Poetry Book of Year 2005") for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" (USA),
20. "Best Poetry book of the Year 2006" for his book "Fictitious Line" by the Greek Cultural Association "The Cafe of Ideas" & the "Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Panhellenic & 2nd International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamina Island (Greece),
21. "1st Poetry Prize" in 22nd Panhellenic Literary Competition "Sikeliana" by the Greek Cultural Association "The Cafe of Ideas" & the "Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Panhellenic & 2nd International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamina Island (Greece),
22. "Gold Medal" & "1st Poetry Prize" by the International Society of Greek Writers in the "25th Celebration of Poets", Athens (Greece),
23. "Best Poetry Book of the Year 2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by the Greek Literary Association "Xasteron" and the literary magazine "Kelaino" , Athens (Greece),
24. Honorary Silver Plaquette (Open Book) by the Mayor of Evrymenes (Greece),
25. Honorary Plaquette (Gold-Silver Platter) by the Cultural Association of Stomio (Greece),
26. "The Marie Curie Award" for 2006 & Medal (UK),
27. "Golden Pen Award" Winner by the electonic magazine "Art Arena" (UK),
28. "Special Commendation" Winner in "4th International Poetry Competition" by the electronic magazine "First Writer" for his poem "Fictitious line" (USA),
29. "Special Commendation" Winner in "6th Panhellenic Literary Competition" by the Keratsini Society of Arts, Science and Culture, Athens (Greece),
30. "Universal Award of Accomplishment" for 2006 (USA),
31. "Poetry Prize" by the International Society of Greek Writers in "1st International Festival of Literature and Art", Athens (Greece),
32. Nominee "Best Poem of the Year 2005" his poems "Ideals", "Illusions" and "The end" (the only one poet outside USA of 13 poets on the nomination short list) in "2nd Muses Prize" (USA)
33. Nominee "Best Tragic Poem of the Year 2005" (one of the four poems on the nomination short list) his poem "The End" in "2nd Muses Prize" (USA),
34. "Editor's Choice Poet Scholar" for 2006 & Medallion (USA),
35. Included in "The Best Poems and Poets of 2005" with his poem "Illusions" (USA),
36. Included in "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" & Medal (UK),
37. Included in "Great Minds of the 21st Century" & Medal (USA),
38. Included in "Great Lives of the 21st Century" & Medal (UK),
39. Included in "500 Greatest Geniuses of the 21st Century" & Medal (USA),
In 2007:
40. Nominee "Poet of the Year 2007" (USA),
41. "International Poet of Merit Award" for 2007, Special Crystal Award & Medallion (U.S.A.),
42. "Man of the Year 2007" & Medal (USA),
43. "President's Medal for Excellence in Poetry" & Certificate of Merit by the United Poets Laureate International (UPLI) in the 20th World Congress of Poets, Montgomery, Alabama (USA),
44. Elected President of the 22th World Congress of Poets (in 2011 for the first time in Greece) by the United Poets Laureate International (UPLI) in the 20th World Congress of Poets, Montgomery, Alabama (USA),
45. "Doctor of Literature" (Litt. D), Honorary Degree by the World Academy of Arts & Culture (WAAC) in the XXVII World Congress of Poets, Chennai (India),
46. "President's Medal for Poetic Excellence", Gold Medallion & Certificate of Merit by the World Academy of Arts & Culture (WAAC) in the XXVII World Congress of Poets, Chennai (India),
47. Nominee for "The Balkan Grand Prize for Poetry" of theYear 2007 (one of two nominations) by the International Academy Orient-Occident in the 11th International Festival "Curtea de Arges Poetry Nights", Bucharest & Curtea de Arges (Romania),
48. Gold-Vermeil Medal in Section "Letters" for 2007 for his poetry book "Dunes" by the International Academy of Lutece (Academie Internationale de Lutece - AIL) in "Grand Concours International 2007", Paris (France),
49. "Gold Medal" & "1st Poetry Prize" by the International Society of Greek Writers in the "26th Celebration of Poets", Athens (Greece),
50. Honorary Gold Plaquette by the Larissa Writers and Poets Society (ELOSYL), Greece,
51. "2006 Who’s Who Golden Poet Award Medallion" (USA),
52. "2007 Poetry Ambassador" & Medal by the National Poetry Month Committee (USA),
53. Honorable Mention for his poem "To the Dead Poet of Obscurity" by the United Poets Laureate International (UPLI) in UPLI Poetry Contest of the 20th World Congress of Poets, Montgomery, Alabama (USA),
54. "Poets Choice Contest " Winner (Monthly Most Votes) with his poem "Fictitious Line", May 2007 (USA),
55. "Poet Fellow 2007" & Medal (UK),
56. Ambassador of the Movement "Poets of the World" ("Poetas del Mundo", Chile) to Greece,
57. Universal Peace Ambassador (Ambassadeur Universel de la Paix) by the Universal Ambassador Peace Circle (Cercle Universel des Ambassadeurs de la Paix) & the Universal Peace Embassy (Switzerland),
58."Love Ambassador" by the Love Foundation (USA),
59. Award of Merit for his poetry book "Dunes" by the International Society of Greek Writers (Greece),
In 2008:
60. Honorary Award for his poetry by the First Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival Committee (China) and the International Society of Greek Writers in the "27th Celebration of Poets", Athens (Greece),
61. Vice-Chair of the International Selection Committee for a Hymn to Harmony (ISCHH) by the Global Harmony Association (GHA), Russia
62. Academician of the International Academy of Micenei (Accademia Internazionale dei Micenei), Reggio Calabria (Italy),
63. Elected Vice-President of the Larissa Medical Association (Greece),
64. Ambassador of the Association of Writers and Artists of the Orb (Asociacion de Escritores y Artistas del Orbe, AEADO) to Greece (Spain),
65. Director of the World Harmony/Peace Academy (WHPA) Centre (Russia): The Greek Culture, researches and harmonization of Greece,
In 2009:
66. Academian of the Academy Tiberina of Rome (Italy),
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IN FRENCH:
Biographie
Dimitris P. Kraniotis est un poète Grec né le 15 juillet 1966 à Stomio - Larissa, une ville située sur les bords de la mer Égée en Thessalie (Grèce Centrale). Il a fait des études à la Faculté de Médecine de l’Université d’Aristote de Thessalonique. Il est un médecin spécialiste en Médecine Interne et travaille à Larissa, Grèce.
Il est Président de la Société Mondiale des Poètes (World Poets Society, W.P.S.), Ambassadeur des Poètes du Monde (Chili) en Grèce, Ambassadeur Universel de la Paix de Cercle Universel des Ambassadeurs de la Paix et l'Ambassade Universelle de la Paix (Suisse), Caissier sélectionné au conseil d’administration de l’Association Médicale de Larissa, Membre du conseil d’administration de la Société Médicale de Larissa (au passé il était secrétaire général), Président du Conseil Economique et Social de la Préfecture de Larissa, Membre de conseil dirigeant de l' Organisme Culturel de la Préfecture de Larissa (responsable pour la Littérature), Directeur de rédaction du magazine médical grec «Hippocrate», Editeur et Directeur du magazine électronique "Poète du Monde" (World Poet) et des on-line bibliothèques poétiques «Poète International» (International Poet), «Poète Grec» (Greek Poet) et, «Mots Grecs» (Hellenic Words), Membre du conseil de rédaction du magazine littéraire grec «L' Ecriture» (Graphie) de l’ Organisme Culturel de la Mairie de Larissa.
Il est aussi membre de la Société Hellénique des Ecrivains Grecs, de la Société Internationale des Ecrivains Grecs, de la Société Grecque des Ecrivains Médecins, de l’Union des Ecrivains et Poètes de Larissa (il a été Sous- Président et pour une période Président), de l’Académie Internationale des Arts et Culture (WAAC), du Congrès Universel des Poètes (WCP), des Poètes Lauréate Unis International (UPLI), de l’Association Internationale des Ecrivains et Artistes (IWA), de l’Union Mondiale des Ecrivains Médecins (UMEM), de l’Académie des Poètes Américains, de la Société Internationale des Poètes, de la Société Poétique d’Amérique (PSA) et des Poètes du Monde (Chili).
Il écrit dès l’âge de 11 ans des poèmes et des romans, qui sont publiés pour la première fois en 1980 à la Presse locale, à l’âge de 14 ans. Il a publié 4 livres de Poésie: "Traces" (des poèmes en grec), Stomio , Larissa en 1985, "Visages d' Argile" (des poèmes en grec), Stomio, Larissa en 1992, "Ligne Imaginaire" (des poèmes en grec, anglais et français), Larissa, Grèce en 2005 et "Dunes" (des poèmes en français et roumain), Bucarest, Roumanie en 2007.
Ses poèmes sont traduits et sont publiés à des pays différentiels du monde. Dimitris P. Kraniotis est un poète internationalement reconnu avec beaucoup de prix et honneurs. Il est présenté dans la plus grande et plus précise on-line encyclopédie «Wikipedia» en 35 langues du monde, aussi dans l’encyclopédie grecque «Live Pedia». Encore son œuvre est dans «La grande Encyclopédie de la Nouvelle Littérature Harris Patsis» et à la publication grecque «Who is Who».
IN SPANISH:
Biografía
Año, lugar y país de nacimiento: 1966, Stomio - Larissa, Grecia
Lugar y país de residencia: Larissa, Grecia
Profesión: Médico Especialista en Medicina Interna (Internista)
Actividades y premios:
Poeta y Escritor, Fundador y Presidente de la Sociedad Mundial de Poetas (World Poets Society, W.P.S.), Editor y Director de la revista electrónica «World Poet» («Poeta del Mundo») y de las bibliotecas poéticas en línea «International Poet» («Poeta Internacional»), «Greek Poet» («Poeta Griego») y «Hellenic Words» («Palabras Helénicas»), Director Editorial de la revista médica griega «Hipócrates» , Miembro del Comité Editorial de la revista literaria griega «Graphi» («Escritura») y Miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Asociación Médica de Larissa y de la Sociedad Médica de Larissa.
Doctor en Literatura (Litt.D.) por la Academia Mundial de Arte y Cultura (WAAC), Presidente del Congreso Mundial de Poetas (en Grecia, 2011) por la Unión Internacional de Poetas Laureados (UPLI), Embajador del Movimiento "Poetas del Mundo" en Grecia, Persona del año (2006 & 2007) por el Instituto Biográfico Americano, nominado Poeta del año (2005, 2006 & 2007, Estados Unidos de América), Embajador de la Poesía (2007, Estados Unidos de América ) y muchos Premios Internacionales de Poesía (en Grecia, Estados Unidos de América, Francia, Reino Unido, India). Incluido en varias enciclopedias: la enciclopedia libre «Wikipedia» en 35 idiomas, la enciclopedia griega «Live Pedia», la «Grande Enciclopedia de Nueva Literatura Griega de Haris Patsis» y «Who is Who» («Quién es Quién en Grecia»).
Miembro de organizaciones literarias: Sociedad de Escritores Griegos (EEL), Sociedad Internacional de Escritores Griegos (DEEL), Sociedad Griega de Escritores Médicos (EEIL), Unión de Escritores y Poetas de Larissa (Vicepresidente anterior y Presidente por un periodo), Academia Mundial de Arte y Cultura (WAAC), Congreso Mundial de Poetas (WCP), Unión Internacional de Poetas Laureados (UPLI), Asociación Internacional de Escritores y Artistas (IWA), Union Mundial de Escritores Medicos (UMEM), Sociedad Internacional de Poetas, Academia de Poetas Americanos, Sociedad de Poesía de America (PSA), Poetas del Mundo (Chile) y Poetas y Escritores Bilingües por la Paz (Argentina).
Bibliografía: "Huellas" (Poesía en griego , Larissa, Grecia 1985), "Caras de Arcilla" (Poesía en griego , Larissa, Grecia 1992), "Línea Ficticia" (Poesía en griego, inglés y francés, Larissa, Grecia 2005) y "Dunas" (Poesía en francés y rumano, Bucarest, Rumania 2007).
Sus poemas han sido traducidos al inglés, francés, rumano, búlgaro, serbio (serbocroata), holandés y portugués y han sido publicado en muchos países alrededor del Mundo.
IN ITALIAN:
Biografia:
Anno, luogo e paese di nascita: 1966, Stomio - Larissa, Grecia
Luogo e paese di residenza: Larissa, Grecia
Professione: Medico Specialista di Medicina Interna
Attività e premi:
Poeta e Scrittore, Fondatore e Presidente della Società Mondiale dei Poeti (World Poets Society, W.P.S.), Editore e Direttore della rivista elettronica “Poeta del Mondo” (“World Poet”) e delle biblioteche poetiche sulla linea “Poeta Internazionale” (“International Poet”), “Poeta Greco” (“Greek Poet”) e “Parole Elleniche” (“Hellenic Words”), Direttore della rivista medica greca “Ippocrate” (”Hippocrates”), Membro del Comitato Editoriale della rivista letteraria “Scrittura” (”Graphi”) e del Consiglio di Amninistrazione dell' Associazione Medica di Larissa e della Società Medica di Larissa.
Dottore in Letteratura (Litt.D.) dell' Accademia Mondiale dell’ Arte e Cultura (WAAC), Presidente del Congresso Mondiale dei Poeti (in Grecia, 2011) dell' Unione Internazionale dei Poeti Laureati (UPLI), Accademico dei Micenei (Accademia Internazionale dei Micenei), Ambasciatore del Movimento "Poeti del Mondo" in Grecia, Persona dell' anno (2006 & 2007) dell' Istituto Biografico Americano, nominato Poeta dell'anno (2005, 2006 & 2007 Stati Uniti di America), Ambasciatore della Poesia (2007, Stati Uniti d’ America) e molti Premi Internazionali di Poesia (in Grecia, Stati Uniti di America, Francia, Regno Unito, India). Incluso in diverse enciclopedie: l'enciclopedia libera “Wikipedia” in 35 lingue, l'enciclopedia greca “Live Pedia”, l’ “Enciclopedia Grande della Letteratura Greca Moderna di Haris Patsis” e “Who is Who” (“Chi è Chi in Grecia”).
Membro delle organizzazioni letterarie: Societá degli Scrittori Greci (EEL), Società Internazionale degli Scrittori Greci (DEEL), Società Greca degli Scrittori Medici (EEIL), Unione degli Scrittori e Poeti di Larissa (Vicepresidente precedente e Presidente per un periodo), Accademia Mondiale dell’ Arte e Cultura (WAAC), Congresso Mondiale dei Poeti (WCP), Unione Internazionale dei Poeti Laureati (UPLI), Associazione Internazionale degli Scrittori e Artisti (IWA), Unione Mondiale degli Scrittori Medici (UMEM), Società Internazionale dei Poeti, Accademia dei Poeti Americani, Società di Poesia d’ America (PSA), Poeti del Mondo (Chile) e Poeti e Scrittori Bilingui della Pace (Argentina).
Bibliografia: "Tracce" (Poesia in greco, Larissa, Grecia 1985), "Facce d'Argilla" (Poesia in greco, Larissa, Grecia 1992), "Linea Fittizia" (Poesia in greco, inglese e francese, Larissa, Grecia 2005) e "Dune" (Poesia in francese e rumeno, Bucarest, Romania 2007).
Le sue poesie sono state tradotte in inglese, francese, rumeno, bulgaro, serbo (serbo-croato), olandese e portoghese e sono state pubblicate in molti paesi del Mondo.
1. POEMS IN GREEK
Νοητή γραμμή
Καπνοί
από τσιγάρα
και κούπες
γεμάτες καφέ,
δίπλα
στη νοητή γραμμή,
που η δίνη
των λέξεων
ακουμπά
και γνέφει
τραυματισμένη
τη σιωπή μου.
Ιδανικά
Βουνά χιονισμένα,
μνημεία αρχαία,
βοριάς που μας γνέφει,
σκέψη που κυλά,
εικόνες βαμμένες
με ύμνους ιστορίας,
λέξεις επιγραφών
με ιδανικά γεωμετρίας.
Ψευδαισθήσεις
Βουβές ρυτίδες
στο μέτωπό μας
τα σύνορα της ιστορίας,
ρίχνουν κλεμμένες ματιές
σε στίχους του Ομήρου.
Ψευδαισθήσεις
γεμάτες ενοχές
λυτρώνουν
τραυματισμένους ψίθυρους,
που έγιναν αντίλαλοι
σε φωτισμένες σπηλιές
ανόητων κι αθώων.
Το τέλος
Η γεύση των φρούτων
δεν φεύγει
απ’ το στόμα μου,
μα η πίκρα των λόγων
γκρεμίζει τα σύννεφα
και στύβει το χιόνι,
μετρώντας τα βότσαλα.
Μα εσύ
δεν μου είπες
γιατί με ξεγέλασες,
γιατί με τον πόνο
και τ’ άδικο θέλησες,
να πεις πως το τέλος
πάντα με δάκρυα
καίγεται.
2. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH
(Translated by Lemonia Mourka)
Fictitious Line
Smokes
of cigarettes
and mugs
full of coffee,
next
to the fictitious line
where the eddy
of words
leans against
and nods,
wounded,
to my silence.
Ideals
Snow-covered mountains,
ancient monuments,
a north wind that nods to us,
a thought that flows,
images imbued
with hymns of history,
words on signs
with ideals of geometry.
Illusions
Noiseless wrinkles
on our forehead
the frontiers of history,
shed oblique glances
at Homer’s verses.
Illusions
full of guilt
redeem
wounded whispers
that became echoes
in lighted caves
of the fools and the innocent.
The End
The savour of fruits
still remains
in my mouth,
but the bitterness of words
demolishes the clouds
and wrings the snow
counting the pebbles.
But you never told me
why you deceived me,
why with pain
and injustice did you desire
to say that the end
always in tears
is cast to flames.
Ashes
The fireplace
was eager
to put a fullstop,
in the sentence
where the road
of my dreams
stuck
upon the word of happiness
with sparkles
of wet logs
I collected
from the inside of me
that I dared
to turn to ashes.
To the Dead Poet of Obscurity
(In honor of the dead unpublished poet)
Well done!
You have won!
You should not feel sorry.
Your unpublished poems
-always remember-
have not been buried,
haven’t bent
under the strength of time.
Like gold
inside the soil
they remain,
they never melt.
They may be late
but they will be given
to their people
someday,
to offer their sweet,
eternal essence.
One-Word Garments
Waves of circumflexes,
storms of adverbs,
windmills of verbs,
shells of signs of ellipsis,
on the island of poems
of soul,
of mind,
of thought,
one-word garments
you wear
to endure!
Denials
A roar of cars
seals the dawn
with short-cut answers,
with unyielding denials
that are repeated
explicitly
every sunset.
To You I Speak
To you I speak,
do not show indifference.
This moment
to me
is mighty.
I am happy.
These words I uttered
and all were sad.
They left,
heads down.
3. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH
(Traduit par Dimitra Bardani)
Ligne Imaginaire
Fumées
des cigarettes
et tasses
pleines de café,
à côté
de la ligne imaginaire,
sur la quelle la vitesse
des mots
s’ appuie
et envoie un signale
à mon silence
blessé.
Les Idéaux
Des montagnes enneigées,
des monuments anciens,
le nord qui nous signe,
la pensée qui coule,
des images mouillées
par les hymnes de notre histoire,
des mots épigraphiques
faits par des idéaux géométriques.
Illusions
Des rides muettes
sur notre front
les limites de notre histoire,
jettent de petits regards
à de petits poèmes d’ Homère.
Des illusions
pleines de consciences
libèrent
des murmures blessés
qui sont devenus l’ écho
dans des grottes lumineuses
des bêtes et des innocents.
4. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO ROMANIAN
(Traducere: Dumitru M. Ion)
Linia Imaginară
Fumul
Ţigărilor
Şi ceştile
Cu cafea
Lângă
Linia imaginară
De care se sprijină
Viteza
Cuvintelor
Trimiţând un semnal
Tăcerii mele
Rănite.
Idealurile
Munţi înzăpeziţi,
Vechi monumente,
Nordul care ne însemnează,
Gândul ce curge,
Imagini îmbidate
De imnurile istoriei noastre,
Guvinte epigrafice
Create de idealuri geometrice.
Iluzii
Riduri mute
Pe fruntea noastră -
Limitele istoriei noastre -
Aruncând scurte priviri
Micilor poeme ale lui Homer.
Iluzii
Grele de conştiinţe
Eliberând
Rănite murmure
Devenite ecou
Al debitoarelor şi al inocenţilor
În luminoasele peşteri.
5. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO PORTUGUESE
(Tradução por Teresinka Pereira)
Ideais
Montanhas cobertas de neve,
monumentos antigos,
um vento do norte que nos castiga,
o pensamento que flui,
imagens que ficam
com os hinos da história,
palavras nos sons
com ideais de geometria.
Ilusões
Rugas silenciosas
em nossa testa
as fronteiras da história,
jorra oblíquos olhares
aos versos de Homero.
Ilusões
cheias de culpa
redinem
sussuros feridos
que se fizeram ecos
em cavernas iluminadas
dos pobres inocentes.
6. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO SERBIAN (SERBO-CROATIAN)
(Prevele Brankica Bogdanović , Danijela Jovanović i Dusan Gojkov)
Visit : Balkanski Književni Glasnik (Balkan Literary Herald)
Замишљена линија
Дим
цигарета
и шољепуне кафе
близу
замишљене линије,
коју вртлог
од речи
додирује
и поздравља
повређену ми
тишину.
Савршенства
Снегом покривене планине,
древни споменици,
северац што нас обавија,
мисао која пролази,
обојене слике
химнама историје,
речи записа
савршенством геометрије.
Илузије
Неме боре
на нашем челу
границе историје,
криомице гледају
на Хомерове стихове.
Илузије
пуне кривице
откупљују
рањене шапате,
што посташе одјеци
у осветљеним пећинама
будала и невиних.
7. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO TURKISH
(Türkçesi: Bahar Mucuk Demirtaş)
Hayali Çizgi
Sigara
dumanı
ve kahve dolu
kupalar,
yanı başında
hayali çizginin,
kelimelerin
girdabının
yaslanıp
başını eğdiği,
yaralı,
sessizliğime.
Yanılsamalar
Sessiz kırışıklıklar
alnımızda
tarihin sınırları,
imalı bakışlar atmış
Homer'in dizelerine.
Suçluluk dolu
yanılsamalar
kurtarır
aptalların ve masumların
aydınlık mağaralarında
yankılara dönüşen
yaralı fısıltıları.
8. POEMS TRANSLATED INTO DUTCH
(Vertaling: Henri Thijs)
Visit: Het Oog de Roos
Fictieve Lijn
Rook
van sigaretten
en bekers
koffie
naast
de fictieve lijn
waartegen de draaikolk
van woorden leunt
en instemmend knikt,
gewond,
naar mijn stilte.
Idealen
Met sneeuw bedekte bergen,
oude monumenten,
een noordenwind die knikt naar ons,
een gedachte die vloeit,
beelden doordrenkt met geschiedenis,
woorden op tekens
met idealen van geometrie.
Illusies
Geluidloos rimpelen
op ons voorhoofd
de grenzen van de geschiedenis:
schuine blikken geworpen
naar de verzen van Homerus.
Illusies
vol schuld
verzoenen
gewonde fluisteringen
die echo’s werden
in verlichte grotten
van de dwazen en de onschuldigen.
© Dr. Dimitris P. Kraniotis, M.D., Litt.D.
