About Dimitris Varos
Lived 1949 – 2017 (aged 67–68). Dimitris Varos was a Greek journalist, photographer, writer and poet.
Dimitris Varos (; 1949 – 7 September 2017, Athens) was a Greek poet, journalist, and photographer.
Career He has been director and editor-in-chief of many Greek national newspapers, including Chiakos Laos, Acropolis, Ethnos, Proti, Ethnos tis Kyriakis, Typos tis Kyriakis and many national magazines. He was the director of print and electronic publications at Technoekdotiki that publishes 7 monthly magazines.
Dimitris Varos was also the creator of a number of printing media in Greece such as "Ethnos tis Kyriakis", "TV Ethnos", "Time Out", "Ergasia", "New Gen", "IQ", "Pame Athina", "Relax", "Helliniki Naftiliaki", "Kefaleo", "Car & Truck", "Logistics & management", "Ecotec" and others.
As a poet he published four books and his poetry was translated in English. Parts of one of those books (“Thirasia”) were set to music by Greek composer Giannis Markopoulos in his music CDs “Electric Theseus”, “Unities”, “Daring Communications”, “50 years" Giannis Markopoulos and performed by Pavlos Sidiropoulos and the group “Nei Epivates” in the ancient theater Herodion in Athens. Lyrics of Dimitris Varos were also used by rock group “Vox” in their third CD.
Publications We are Greeks. 2012, Bookstars Editions. Humour Phryne (Φρύνη). 2000, Kastaniotis Editions. Greek poetry Thirasia (Θηρασία). 1997, Kastaniotis Editions. Greek poetry Andromeda (Ανδρομέδα), Chios Art-lovers Association Editions. Greek poetry O stranger (Ω ξειν), Independent edition. Greek poetry
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Who was Dimitris Varos?
Greek poet, journalist, and photographer
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Dimitris Varos was born in 1949 in Chios.
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Dimitris Varos died on 7 September 2017 in Athens.
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Dimitris Varos was a journalist, photographer, writer and poet.
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