Yiannis Ritsos

Born

1909-05-01

Died

1990-10-11

Birthplace

Monemvasia, Greece

Biography

Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".