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Peter Lyssiotis Peter Lyssiotis i(A13917 works by) (a.k.a. Panayiotis Lyssiotis; Panayiotis Lyssiotes)
Born: Established: 1949
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Cyprus,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1954
Heritage: Greek
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1 Finally, the Moon / ΤΕΛΙΚΑ ΤΟ ΦΕΓΓΑΡΙ i "As if moving through silk, the moon glides in, and rests on these bone dry hills; / Σαν κινούμενο μέσα σε μετάξι, το φεγγάρι γλιστράει απαλά, και αναπαύεται πάνω σ’", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 The Mulberry Tree / Η ΜΟΥΡΙΑ i "It isn’t death that kills you… / Δεν είναι ο θάνατος που σε σκοτώνει…", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 The Way / Ο ΔΡΟΜΟΣ i "Purple blooms / Πορφηρά άνθη", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 THE 12 / ΟΙ 12 i "I’m not dead / Δεν είμαι νεκρός", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 From a Clear Sky / ΑΠΟ ΕΝΑ ΚΑΘΑΡΟ ΟΥΡΑΝΟ i "Swallows dart under the small bridge at the entrance to the monastery and when / Χελιδόνια σκίζουν τον αέρα, κάτω από τη μικρή γέφυρα στην είσοδο του μοναστηριού και", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 A Book in the Field / ΕΝΑ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΣΤΟ ΧΩΡΑΦΙ i "I took my book, Birds from Byzantium, from the monastery’s library. I set it down on / Πήρα το βιβλίο μου, Πουλιά του Βυζαντίου, από τη βιβλιοθήκη του μοναστηριού. Το έβαλα", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 A Wooden Table / ΕΝΑ ΞΥΛΙΝΟ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΙ i "There’s a long wooden table in the dining room of the monastery. / Στην τραπεζαρία του μοναστηριού είναι ένα μακρύ ξύλινο τραπέζι. Πάνω στο τραπέζι", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 The 12 / ΟΙ 12 i "I have / πάντοτε", Peter Lyssiotis , Frixos Ioannides (translator), 2022 poetry
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Spring no. 3 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Ah, Those Thieving Birds Peter Lyssiotis , Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2019 18327843 2019 selected work poetry

'Birds have featured regularly in Peter Lyssiotis’ work – The Bird, The Belltower; Birds from Byzantium and now, Ah, Those Thieving Birds! Lyssiotis uses the prose poem, which reached its heights in France between the Wars, because it allows him to move slyly between both the real and the surreal. Although the poems are set in a familiar domestic setting, the inevitable unexpected insight or the slightest twist of the narrative give the work wings with which to fly beyond the everyday. Toula Nicolacopoulos has written the Introduction to this chapbook.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Leaf Peter Lyssiotis , Melbourne : Peter Lyssiotis , 2017 11950032 2017 single work picture book myth/legend
1 1 y separately published work icon Η Ηδονή Της Εξορίας The Pleasure of Exile George Vassilacopoulos , Peter Lyssiotis (translator), Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2017 11495889 2017 selected work poetry
1 The Mountain i "The mountain we thought was lost", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 196-197)
1 Leave Taking i "Some words are caught in mirrors", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 194-195)
1 Backgammon i "Instead of God of the Word, just the splendour of", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 193)
1 (Untitled) i "A man fell in love with a word. But the word", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 192)
1 32 Davis St., East Burwood Thirty-two Davis St., East Burwood i "The last word my mother spoke", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 191)
1 Pavlis Kyriakou i "I journeyed", Peter Lyssiotis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 189)
1 Instant History Peter Lyssiotis , Monica Oppen , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Silent Scream : Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists 2011; (p. 114-115)
1 Homeland Peter Lyssiotis , Monica Oppen , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Silent Scream : Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists 2011; (p. 104-105)
1 A Gardener at Midnight: Travels in the Holy Land Peter Lyssiotis , Monica Oppen , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Silent Scream : Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists 2011; (p. 106-107)
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