Takis Tsiakos ( el, Τάκης Τσιάκος, 1909–1997) was a

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poet, representative of the poetic style of

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. Tsiakos was born in

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, Janina Vilayet,

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, present-day southern

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. In 1930 he moved to

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, where he made his literary appearance writing lyrics in columns of local newspapers as well as in widely known Greek magazines. In 1936 he published his first collection named 'Extinguished echo' ( el, Σβησμένη Ηχώ). His work was influenced by the national character of

' poetry, something that was commonly found among the Greek poets from the

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. Takis Tsiakos later became the vice president of the Board of the Association of Greek Litterateurs.Τσιάκος Τάκης.
Γιάννενα-Σύγχρονη Δημιουργία.

Poetry collections

Takis Tsiakos published the following poetry collections: 1936: Extinct Echoes (Σβησμένη Ηχώ)
1945: Beaches and reefs (Αμμουδιές και Βατραχάκια)
1949: Limpets (Πεταλίδες)
1956: Noon.
1976: Strolls and Returns. His works have been translated in several languages.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsiakos Takis 1909 births 1997 deaths People from Gjirokastër People from Janina vilayet 20th-century Greek poets Greek male poets Date of birth missing Date of death missing 20th-century Greek male writers Albanian emigrants to Greece