Yiannis Ritsos
An image from Ballad of the Lost Moonlight, one of the productions that also features Yiannis Ritsos.
Yiannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos

May 1, 1909 — Monemvasia, Greece

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".

Three Days in Greece

Three Days in Greece

1991

Ballad of the Lost Moonlight

Ballad of the Lost Moonlight

2002