Tag: poetry

When Constantine Cavafy’s Poetry Inspired Leonard Cohen to Write a Song

One of Leonard Cohen’s most haunting and understated songs, Alexandra Leaving, traces its roots not to autobiography, but to Greek

January 2, 2026

Constantine Cavafy: A long-Awaited and Much-Anticipated Biography of One of the Great Modern Poets

In 1933, on his seventieth birthday, the poet Constantine Cavafy died in an Alexandrian hospital, surrounded by friends. He left

January 2, 2026

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