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Touchstone: Poetic voices in touch with human reality

Event at the Goethe Institut, 1 June 1993

An evening with music and discussion about modern poetry

 

P R O G R A M

20.00

Intrduction: "From Hölderlin to Adorno" by Hatto Fischer (Berlin)

Lectures:

"Jorgios Sarandaris: Greece and the West" by Olympia Karayiorga (Greece)

"My experiences as General Secretary of the European Network of Poetry Centres: 'Seven Sleepers'" by Eugene van Itterbeek (Leuven, Belgium)

Panel discussion to the theme "Poetic responses to world affairs and the responsibilities of poets"

Moderation: Hatto Fischer

Members of the panel:

Liliana Ursu (Romania)

Katerina Anghelaki Rooke (Greece)

Robert Crist (Athens / USA)

 

Break: 21.30

Music and Poetry - compositions by Vangelis Katzoulis and which include poems by Jorgios Seferis and Katerina Anghelaki Rooke.

Texts shall be spoken by Jannis Palamidas.

Music played by Vangelis Katzoulis

 

"Everyone can be a friend" - reading of her poems by

Katerina Anghelaki Rooke

 

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The event came about thanks to support by the Ministry of Culture, Greece and the Goethe Institute of Athens.

Members of the group preparing the event: Robert Crist and Thomas Strouvalis (Athens University), Tim Adell (LaVerne University) and Themis Karapanayotides (Athens)

Co-ordination: Hatto Fischer

 

 

 

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