Karen Van Dyck reads
Ode to Coffee
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A poem by Georgios Souris (1852—1919) trans. by Karen Van Dyck Oh, my heavy sweet coffee alone or with friends each sip of you comes with a lofty idea.
From the book
The Greek Poets
Homer to the Present
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This landmark volume captures three millennia of Greek poetry—more than 1,000 poems and 200 poets. From the epics of Homeric Greece to the historical and erotic ironies of Cavafy, from the romances, hymns, and bawdy rhymes of Byzantium to the innovative voices of a resurgent twentieth century, this anthology brings together the diverse strands of the Greek poetic tradition. more »
About Karen Van Dyck
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Karen Van Dyck is the Kimon A. Doukas Professor of Modern Greek Literature in the Classics Department at Columbia University where she directs the Program in Hellenic Studies and teaches courses on Modern Greek and Greek Diaspora literature. She has been awarded Fulbright, Marshall, American Council of Learned Societies and the National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.
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