About Tasos Denegris
Lived 1934 – 2009 (aged 74–75). Tasos Denegris was a Greek poet, translator, sociologist and writer.
Tassos Denegris (; 1934–2009), born in Athens in 1934, was one of Greece's best known poets.
He published six collections of poetry and translated into Greek work by, among others Borges and Octavio Paz. His own work has been translated into many languages, including French, Hungarian, Portuguese and Spanish.
In 1975 Tassos Denegris was a fellow at the international writing program at the University of Iowa and 1993 he was an invited guest at the Cambridge poetry festival. He has also given readings of his work in Belgrade, New Delhi, Strasburg, Tübingen, Colombia, and in 1998 was one of a gathering of "Poets of the World" who met in Lima. He died on 7 February 2009.
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Who was Tasos Denegris?
Greek poet
When was Tasos Denegris born?
Tasos Denegris was born in 1934 in Athens.
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Tasos Denegris died on 7 February 2009 in Athens.
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Tasos Denegris was a poet, translator, sociologist and writer.
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Tasos Denegris was Greek.
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