On the occasion of the publication of Loukia Tzannidou’s poetry collection, Gefyropios (Bridge Builder), the poet will be in conversation with professor and author Nikos Graikos.

Excerpts will be recited by: Angeliki Kolios, Thouli Staikou, and Lorina Hatzimanoli.

The event will take place at the Evmaros Publications bookstore-café on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

25 Martiou 2 & Kypros 1, Tavros (near the Kallithea railway station)

Vasileios G. Mandilaras has written about the poems of Loukia Tzannidou:

“The language of the poems, which is straightforward and easy to understand, is the main feature of Tzannidou’s writing. The reader immediately notices the linguistic dexterity, the correct choice of words, the clarity of meaning in complete contrast to the overall meaning of the poems. This stems from Tzannidou’s particular love of words and language in general. […]

To enjoy Tzannidou’s poetry, you must read her poems many times, open your heart to accept them, and let your mind be free to understand them. Then you will express your congratulations to the poet who offered you her soul in a powerful embrace.

There is hope
As long as the swallows return
And repair
Their half-ruined nests
Under the arches of their ancestral home.

But what you imagine
is stronger than what exists.