Panagiotis Meltemis ( el, Παναγιώτης Μελτέμης, born Panagiotis K. Papadopoulos (Παναγιώτη Κ. Παπαδόπουλου) 1918-1978) was a Greek poet and writer from

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Biography

Meltemis was born in

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in 1918. He participated at Aetos Middle School, Meligala and

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Middle Schools. He studied law at the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

and crossroaded as a councillor at the employment office. He took part with the Greek Resistance. In Greek letters, he appeared before

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, he drew and wrote poetry in some newspapers including ''Tharros'' of Kalamata and '' Makedonia'' of Thessaloniki (then also Salonica). He took part in the publishing house as a translator. His work pointed out with literary organizations including ''I Militsa'' (''Η Μηλίτσα'') which awarded himself ifor ''Ergatiki Estias'' (''Εργατικής Εστίας'' = ''Work Place'') (1948) in his poetic direction of the periodical ''Eklogi'' (''Εκλογή'') with the mind of translating a sonnet by

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, ''Icare chut ici'', the translation made it into second place in 1949. He wrote poems, works, novels and translated plays and theatrical works from French, Italian and English. His first book ''I Militsa and Other Works'' (''Η Μηλίτσα και άλλα διηγήματα'' = ''I Miltsa ke ala diyimata'') which received in 1950. He took part in a poetic council ''Ta Horiatika'' 'Τα Χωριάτικα''(1957) and the novel ''Erima Simadia'' 'Έρημα Σημάδια''(1963). He also wrote in other papers and periodical even ''O Logotehnis'' as well as papers including ''Mesiniaki Anagenissi'' and ''Icho of Messinia'', in these brought only humorous writing with titles especially ''I kouvedes tou Mitsiotassi'' (''Οι κουβέντες του Μητσιοτάση'') and ''Jianabetika'' (''Τζιαναμπέτικα'') along with other writings. He died in 1978.

Works

*Poems: ''Ta horiatika'' (1957) *Story: ''I Militrsa kai alla diyimata'' (1950) *Novel: ''Erima simadia'' (1963)

Sources

*''Ekloyi'' periodical, 11, Vol V, Nov. 1949, p 1216-1217 *T. Sinadinos ''To Vima'' 8/8/1950 *S. Marados, ''Proodeftikos Fileleftheros'', 1/9/1951 *G. Anapliotis, ''Simea Kalamon'' **2/4/1953 **5/23/1957 *G. Apostolopoulos ''To Vima'', 5/22/1957 *G. Politarchis ''Logotechniko Deltio'' (''Literary News'') July 1957 *M. Meraklis, ''Iho tis Messinias'', 5/16/1957 *N. Karabelas, ''Messiniako Biographical Dictionary'', 1962, Kalamata *''Trifyliaki Estia'' periodical, 25, Jan-Feb 1979, p 34-46 *''Erefna'' periodical, 84, Spring 1998, p 122-124 *''Trgyliaki Estia'' periodical, 101, Jan-Mar, 1998 *D. Pittaras, ''Mesinii Dimiourgi'', 1999 p 223-226 *K. Stamatis, ''Messinia Literature'' (''Η Λογοτεχνία της Μεσσηνίας'' = ''I Logotehnia tis Mesinias''), Athens, 2000, p 222-225 *''

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'' Kalamata, 2/16/2008 *I. Hadjivassiliou, ''Maties sto piitiko ergo tou Panagioti Meltemi'' (''Ματιές στο ποιητικό έργο του Παναγιώτη Μελτέμη'' = ''Eyes on the Poetic Works of Panayiotis Meltemis'') ''Messiniako Imerologio'', Vol II, 2008, p 439-495 *K. H. Konstantidis, ''I piitis ke pezografos Panagiotis Meltemis'' (''Ο ποιητής και πεζογράφος Παναγιώτης Μελτέμης'' = ''Poet and Writer Panayiogis Meltemis''), ''Messiniako Imerologio'', Vol II, 2008, p 496-500 *P. Bikos, ''I diigimatografia touy Panagiotis Meltemis'' (''Η διηγηματογραφία του Παναγιώτη Μελτέμη'' = ''The Short Stories of Panayiotis Meltemis''), ''Messiniako Imerologio'', Vol II, 2008, p 501-504 *K. Zotopoulos, ''Isagogi sto erto tou P Meltemis'' (''Εισαγωγή στο έργο του Π. Μελτέμη'' = ''Introduction to the Works of P. Meltemis''), ''Messiniako Imerologio'', Vol II, 2008, p 491-492 *D. Kyriazis ''To mithistorima ''Erima Simadia'' Mia kefati pikrografia tou Panagioti Meltemi'' (Το μυθιστόρημα ‘Έρημα Σημάδια’: Μια ‘κεφάτη πικρογραφία’ του Παναγιώτη Μελτέμη), ''Foni'', 2/25/2008 *Thanassia Liakopoulos, ''O erotas sta hrona toa fimatiossis: Militsa kai alla diyimata tou Panayiotis Meltemis'', (''Ο έρωτας στα χρόνια της φυματίωσης: 'Μηλίτσα και άλλα διηγήματα' του Παναγιώτη Μελτέμη'') ''Ithomi'', no 57/58, Dec, 2008, p 100-101 {{DEFAULTSORT:Meltemis Panagiotis 1918 births 1978 deaths People from Trifylia Greek male poets 20th-century Greek poets 20th-century Greek male writers National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni