Yiannis Ritsos

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Yiannis Ritsos
Born	(1909-05-01)1 May 1909 Monemvasia, Greece
Died	11 November 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 81) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	Greek
Literary movement	Modernism Generation of the '30s[1]
Notable awards	Lenin Peace Prize 1975
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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".