The Greek-Australian Cultural League are holding a memorial seminar for Dimitris Tsaloumas this Thursday.
Tsaloumas’ was a significant figure in Greek-Australian literature.
He received numerous major state and national awards for his poetry throughout his lifetime and enjoyed the rare honour of his books selling out, leading to multiple editions.
The poet also held residencies at Oxford and Cambridge and was invited to give numerous poetry readings around the world.
Recently, his work has gained further recognition in Greece, notably with tribute in the award-winning Athens-based literary journal, Koralli.
Award-winning Monash University educator, author and literary translator Dr Konstandina Dounis will be presenting ‘A Woman’s Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness: The Depiction of Women in Dimitris Tsaloumas’ Early Collection of Poetry, The House with the Eucalypts’.
The talk will explore how Tsaloumas’ early collection portrays women and examines the interplay of memory and dislocation in creating imagery.
Dr Dounis will also share personal reflections from her visits to Tsaloumas’ home in Elwood, during his writer-in-residence period in England, and at his home in Leros, Greece.
When: Thursday September 19, 7pm
Where: The Greek Centre, Mezzanine Level, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Info: Call the GCM on +61 3 9662 2722 or email: info@greekcommunity.com.au
