In my poetry, I try to include all aspects of the human condition. Love and pain, sin and redemption, life and death and all that lies in between.

Chris Zachariou

May 12, 2023

A Short Biography of Lorca | Federico Garcia Lorca

Federico Garcia Lorca: Passionate Spanish poet, rooted in Andalusian culture. Lorca was executed during the Spanish Civil War.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 18, 2022

The Assassin's Tale | A Tribute to Lorca

A death poem dedicated to Lorca, Spain's greatest poet, who was murdered by Franco's thugs on 19 August 1936.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

The Passion Play | A Tribute to Lorca

The gypsy and the dwarf whimper. / They are frightened of the man / wearing a black sombrero / and with jackdaw feathers on his lips.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

The Guitar Laments | A Tribute to Lorca

A poem in honour of Lorca, Spain's greatest poet, who was murdered by Franco's Phalangists in 1936.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

Notes From Andalusia | A Tribute to Lorca

An evocative poem set in Andalusia that explores the question of who holds ultimate power in society.