Yannis Ritsos wrote Exercises 1950-1960 after being tortured and detained during the Greek Civil War. Incredibly, the poems are filled not with bitterness but with amazement—at a solitary leaf, a rope ladder, rose and grey light. Alongside such tenderness, of course, the nation state stretches out in the sun, teeth bared. What to say about the human condition? Not long after completing these poems, Ritsos was again imprisoned.
| ISBN: | 9781946604422 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2025 |
| Author: | Yannis Ritsos |
| Publisher: | Ugly Duckling Presse |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets Political abduction, imprisonment, ‘Disappearance’ and assassination Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare Far-left political ideologies and movements |
Yannis Ritsos wrote Exercises 1950-1960 after being tortured and detained during the Greek Civil War. Incredibly, the poems are filled not with bitterness but with amazement—at a solitary leaf, a rope ladder, rose and grey light. Alongside such tenderness, of course, the nation state stretches out in the sun, teeth bared. What to say about the human condition? Not long after completing these poems, Ritsos was again imprisoned.
Exercises 1950-1960 features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets, Political abduction, imprisonment, ‘Disappearance’ and assassination, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, Far-left political ideologies and movements
Exercises 1950-1960 is available in Paperback
Exercises 1950-1960 was written by Yannis Ritsos and published by Ugly Duckling Presse
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