Chris Zachariou
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.
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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
Aug 18, 2022
The Assassin's Tale | A Tribute to Federico Garcia 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 Gypsy Virgin | Andalusian Poems
A story of love and lust. A beautiful girl in Cordoba dances with the gypsies in the town square and drinks wine dripping from the moon.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Passion Play | A Tribute to Federico Garcia 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
Flamenco | Andalusian Poems
In Andalusia, the fusion of Moor and European cultures has produced fiery music and sublime architecture.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Guitar Laments | A Tribute to Federico Garcia 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 Federico Garcia Lorca
An evocative poem set in Andalusia that explores the question of who holds ultimate power in society.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Cordoba Nights | Andalusian Poems
Forgotten thirsts and sinful cravings/stir in the breasts of shrivelled maidens;/bewildered and ashamed, they press their/palms in prayer...
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