On the occasion of World Poetry Day on March 21, 2023, the Greek Cypriot Cultural Association - E.P.O.K. Famagusta District in collaboration with the Municipality of Sotiras held a Poetry Event at the Social Welfare Center of the Municipality of Sotiras.
In a packed hall, the audience had the opportunity to enjoy poems by 29 poets from Greece and Cyprus. After the greeting of the President of EPOK, Mr. Iraklis Zachariadis read by Kentia Markou and the short review of poetry by Giorgos Moustakas, philologist, poems were heard in the common modern Greek language as well as in the Cypriot dialect by 29 poetic voices. During of the program, songs were heard by the musicians Maria Kofou, singing and Vassilis Efstathiou, piano. The program of the event was presented by Andriani Matsiou.
Below are the names of the participating poets:
Hampis Achniotis
Vassilis Vassilakkas
Eva Georgiou
Maria Georgiou
George Giorkallos
Dimitrios Gogas
Pantelis Kakolis
Antonis Katsantonis
Georgios Katsantonis (son, Antonis Katsantonis)
Andronikos Katsiatonis
Freedom of Kouvaros
Theognosia of Kouvaros
Katerina Constantinou Matsiou
Sylvia Louka
Kosmas Oikonomou
Adelaide Papageorgiou
Ioulla Patsalidou
Yannos Peratikos
Dinnerware
Kostas Poulakas
Kostas Rallis (daughter, Kyriaki Ralli Japan)
Petros Raftis
Sotos Siimitras
Stratoula Tramoudanis
Kostas Trokkoudis
Michalis Chapparrillas
Sotiroulla Hatjikonstantis Tsiabouri
Eleni Tyrimou
Andri Hatzizacharia
All participants and contributors of the event received an Honorary Certificate of Participation.
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