Zacharoula Gaitanaki, Greek Poet and Greek/English literary translator
Zacharoula Gaitanaki was born in Athens on November 30th, 1966. She writes poems, articles, short stories,novels, essays and review of book. She is a life member of the "World Academy of Arts and Culture" / "World Congress of Poets" (which awarded her the title of the Honorary Doctor of Literature), a member of the "World Poets Society" and a life member of the IW A (International Writers and Artists Association). Her poems, short stories and essays have appeared in Anthologies, they have been translated into English, French, Italian, Albanian, Bengali, Chinese, Korean and have won prizes in national and international literary competitions. She has been appointed by "The International Poetry Translation and Research Centre" (IPTRC) of China and the magazine "The World Poets Quarterly" as "The International Best Translator of the Year 2005" and by the literary club "Xasteron" (Greece) as "The Best Greek Translator of the Year 2007" (March, 2008). Her vita is included in the Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature of Charis Patisis (volume 10). She has published the books: 1.Dissimilar Landscapes, (Poetry collection), Athens, 2001 2.Potis Katrakis, A Prolific Writer (Essay), Athens 2003 3.Stathis Grivas—Writing For Life—Tracking in his poetical space: (Essay), editions “Platanos”, Athens, 2006.
Selections from the book Different ways Two Poems in Greek and English. Poetry by Stathis Grival, Translation by Zacharoula Gaitanaki, Athens, 2008.
