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Phaistos Discussion

 

Plain of Phaistos          Photo: Hartmut Schulz

11.00 Arrival at archaeological site of Phaistos with the canteen being run by the Community of Kamilari

 

The Phaistos site

There was given a guided tour by Michalis Spyridakis to explain what happened to the former palace which was destroyed by two earthquakes.


 

 

Photos by Hartmut Schulz

 

The second Phaistos Discussion

After the tour, after a second breakfast, there was started the Second Phaistos discussion.

(the first discussion took place in 1994 with poets discussing 'Myth in Poetry' and preparing for the Fifth Seminar, "Cultural Actions for Europe" held afterwards in Athens 1994)


Introduction:

Hatto Fischer The reasons for the downfall of great cities: the wild and the tamed

Paula Meehan Letter from Dublin in anticipation of coming to Crete

Papers were given by


Pedro Mateo (standing), Paula Meehan, Dimitri Stathakos, Maja Panajatova, Brendan Kennelly

and Hatto Fischer (at end of the table)

Bapiste Marray, Theo Dorgan, Richard Meheux

Sophia Yannatou Bruno Kartheuser Juergen Eckhardt Michalis

And things left unsaid at this site are remembered best in 'black & white'

Dimitri Stathakos Maja Panajotova Phil Cooke

 

Photos by Hartmut Schulz

14.00 Departure by bus for Chania, lunch en route

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