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Highlights
- The Michael Marks International Greek Bicentennial Poetry Prizes celebrate 200 years since the beginning of the Modern Greek State.
- Author(s): Fiona Benson
- 36 Pages
- Poetry, Women Authors
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About the Book
This pamphlet, Ariadne, is the culmination of The Michael Marks International Greek Bicentennial Poetry Prize. It contains the winning sequence of poems, Ariadne, by Fiona Benson, and a separate portfolio of illustrations, by Judith Eyal.
Book Synopsis
The Michael Marks International Greek Bicentennial Poetry Prizes celebrate 200 years since the beginning of the Modern Greek State. Hundreds of international poets and illustrators submitted portfolios of new work, responding to the culture and history of the Greeks.
This winners' pamphlet, Ariadne, is the culmination of the prizes. It contains the winning sequence of poems, Ariadne, by Fiona Benson, and a separate portfolio of illustrations, by Judith Eyal.
Review Quotes
This prize-winning portfolio is a radically original insight into the myth. The poems are truthful, tender and appalling, showing us how vital the legacy of Greece still is; and also why, two hundred years ago, so many non-Greeks joined the struggle for Independence.
- Poetry Prize judges