Chris Zachariou
Rachel and Aysha | Anti-War Poems
Rachel and Aysha
hand in hand weep / at the gates of Salem / but the Lord is deaf.
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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 29, 2022
When Will I Find You Lord? | A Poem About God
Children are dying whilst we shamelessly claim kudos for taking control of our borders.
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
Africa | Anti-War Poems
The starving people of Africa, the Western World's shame.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
A Sailor Has to Die | Cyprus Poems
The glorious colonel / —disguised as a future legend— / skulks in a musty cave, dispatching / urgent orders to his retreating army...
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
The Universal Harlot | Byzantine Tales
“The Universal Harlot" explores the intricate history of Istanbul, a.k.a. as Constantinople a city bridging Europe and Asia.
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Istanbul | Byzantine Tales
The poem delves deep into the multifaceted identity of the city of Istanbul, a beacon of cultural and historical significance for centuries.
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
July 1974 | Cyprus Poems
In the brutal summer heat / machine-gun fire rages on / Corpses are rotting in the streets / mothers keen their dead sons...
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Yemen's Children | Anti-War Poems
Τhe devastating impact of conflict on the most vulnerable—children—whose innocence is irrevocably shattered in the process.
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