[MGSA-L] Looking ahead to Nikiforos Vrettakos' Centennial Celebration

[Christos D. Katsetos]

An initiative has been launched by local and diaspora Laconian organizations to 
honor 
Nikiforos Vrettakos' Centennial Celebration (1912-2012).

* Krokees (Levetsova), Laconia, Greece: Nikiforos Vrettakos' birthplace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pgkoPO1oyU

* Nikiforos Vrettakos galore (from the website www.krokeai.org):
Embittered Recluse (Πικραμένος  Αναχωρητής)
(Poem recited in Greek by Nikiforos Vrettakos) and much more
http://www.krokeai.org/vrettakosframes.htm

* Embittered Recluse (Πικραμένος Αναχωρητής): The song
Music Composer: Panayotis Konstantakopoulos  
Lyrics/Poem: Nikiforos Vrettakos
Rendition: Vasilis Skoulas 
(recorded in 1992 -- a year after the poet's passing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vcHC7TqKE0

* Tribute to Nikiforos Vrettakos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws8dd1TYs-Y
 
=====Christos D. Katsetos, MD, PhD, FRCPath
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