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Event 

Title:
Southern Sun, Aegean Light
When:
06.05.2011 - 06.05.2011 18.30 h - 18.30 h
Where:
Hellenic Museum - Melbourne
Category:
Literary

Description

Southern Sun, Aegean Light
Edited by Dr. Nick Trakakis

‘Southern Sun, Aegean Light’ represents the first attempt to collect in a single volume the poetry of second generation Greek Australians. Bringing together the distinct and diverse work of over thirty poets, from the well established to the newly published, this collection showcases the poetic contribution of a generation that has arisen out of the shadows of its migrant past as it established a voice and sensibility of its own.
The poetry presented here challenges stereotypes of what it is to be ‘Greek Australian’, while also grappling with a variety of issues beyond identity and belonging, including death and dying and memory and loss. These are poems to be savoured by former and current generations of Greek Australians, as well as the wider Australian community.

Date: Friday 6th May
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Hellenic Museum
280 William Street, Melbourne

Venue

Venue:
Hellenic Museum   -   Website
Street:
280 William Street
Postcode:
3000
Suburb:
Melbourne
State:
VIC

Founded in 2007 by Spiros Stamoulis the Hellenic Museum aims to provide Greek Australians, and the larger diverse community of Australia, with programs that promote understanding and appreciation for the rich cultural traditions of ancient and contemporary Greece.

With the collaboration of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, the Hellenic Museum will develop innovative programs that reflect the contribution that Hellenism places on history, arts and culture.