Yiannis Ritsos

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1909-05-01

Deathday 1990-10-11 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Monemvasia, Greece

Also Known As Giannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos

Biography

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".

Known For

Writer

2002
1991

Actor

1975
Evidence

as Self