Michalis Katsaros
Michalis Katsaros was a Greek poet.
The War
During The occupation of Greece 1941-1944 he joined the EAM and Communist Party of Greece. Michalis Katsaros after the war passed through a painful silence, as all the poetries in his generation, in the way he spent himself in successive collections.Post-War life
He was married with the painter Koula Maragopoulou. In 1945 he moved to Athens and lived for many years in difficult conditions, exerting various livelihood occupations like cashier at a merchant, journalist illegal press and the radio officer. He collaborated with the magazines "Foundation", "Poetic Art", "The New Greek", "Athenian Letters" and "Target" and in 1975 published the magazine "System", where he published mainly own work.Works
Poetry
- My shape
- My covenant
- Resist
- What you see
- The sea
- We will wait
- Against Sadducees
- Less eggs
- Do not leave
- Servant
- Lakis
- Father with harmonica
- Home
- In stones
- On your Earth
- Your image
- The lamb
- Plateau
- Mesologgi
- Writing
- Modern brochure
- Garments
Music
His work was turned into music by the famous Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, A.Kounadis and G. Markopoulos3rd edition
The composer Hans Werner Henze set two of Katsaros' poems for his song-cycle Voices.