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Yiannis Ritsos

Greek poet
Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left". Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1909, Monemvasia, Greece
Died: November 11, 1990 (age 81 years), Athens, Greece
Spouse: Georgiadou Falitsa (m. 1954–1990)
Children: Erē Ritsou
Literary movement: Modernism; Generation of the '30s