From the Archives: Poems in Greek, Tomes ('Tom-es') Athenian Literary Periodical, 1979; Dimitris Doukaris

The Athenian monthly literary periodical Tomez ('Cuts' or 'Sections'), edited by Dimitris Doukaris, featured some translations by Alexander Myriallis back in 1979 (Issue 44-45, January-February 1979). I'm never sure with translations how well they convey the language, style and register of the originals. One or two Athenian critics said at the time that the language and style of the translations reflected the fact that the translator was an Ethiopia-based Greek (he was a good friend in Addis Ababa days).

I was simply grateful that he took the trouble to translate them and to get them published!