The seventh poetry collection by Triantafyllos Kotopoulos, “Southeast of Poetry,” stands out for its deliberately suggestive lyrics, which leave room for interpretation by the reader. The experiential way in which he links the dedications at the beginning of his poems with his fiery words brings his personal experience to the fore, while the comma-breath at the beginning of many lines gives his poetry a unique rhythm (sometimes even a “estrangement”—in the terminology of the Russian formalists), like the natural breath of language. These elements create a lively poetry, vibrating with inner energy and inviting rereading.

The style alternates between analytical descriptive precision and expressive immediacy, always maintaining its momentum. It often refers to a beat style, reminiscent of moments in the work of Thomas Gorpas, with rhythmic freedom and experiential intensity. Ideal for lovers of contemporary Greek poetry who seek the limits of the suggestive, the spontaneous, but also the spontaneous emergence of a critique of the contemporary withdrawal of politics.