1. GIANNIS RITSOS 1 st Primary School of Sparti 5 th grade of the 2 nd primary school of Skiathos

2. BIRTH,PLACE OF LIVING AND HIS DEATH  Date of birth 1 st May 1909  Place of birth Monemvasia Lakonia  He died in Athens on 11 th November 1990 (81 years old)

3. HIS EARLY YEARS Ritsos’ life as a child in Monemvasia was carefree and he had a great time living close to nature. His mother, who was of great culture, gave him a lot of love and affection. His grandmother Anna used to tell him fairytales, a Moraitis man as well who took care of him and Loula after their grandfather’s murder in 1910. Ritsos showed from an early age a great aptitude in arts as he started painting and playing the piano while, as he himself reveals, he wrote poems from the age of seven. His mother gave him her full support and believed that one day he will succeed Kostis Palamas. Later she subscribed him to the periodical”The children’s formation”.

5. HIS AWARDS Giannis Ritsos  was honoured with the National Poetry Prize and Lenin prize  Great International Poetry Prize (Belgium,1972)  International Prize ”Georgi Dimitrof”(Bulgaria,1975)  International Prize “Aitna-Taormina” (Italy,1978)  Lenin Peace Prize (CCCP,1977)  International Prize “Bontello” (1978)

6. POEMS  Tractor, (1934)  Pyramids,(1935)  Epitaph,(1936)  My sister’s song,(1937)  Symphony of the spring,(1938)  March of the ocean,(1940)  Old mazourka in the rhythm of the rain,(1943)  Hardship,(1943)  Our comrade,(1945)  The man with the carnation,(1952)  Wake,(1954)  Morning star,(1955)  Moonlight sonata,(1956)  Chronicle,(1957)  Fairwell,(1957)  Winter clarity,(1957)  Stone time,(1957)  World’s neighbourhoods,(1957)  When the foreigner comes,(1958)

8. THE END Etwinning project > Sparti-Skiathos 2014-15