Constantine Cavafy poet from Greece was born on April 17, 1863, had 70 years and died on April 29, 1933. Poems were written mainly in Greek language. Dominant movement is classicism.
Top ten poems Constantine Cavafy
Footsteps
... they are already feeling the footsteps of the Furies ...
Exiles
... so one way or another, our plans are definitely working out, ...
Ithaka
... you'll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean ...
Waiting For The Barbarians
... Because night has fallen and the barbarians have not come ...
An Old Man
... when he had strength, and the power of the word, and good looks ...
Candles
... I do not want to turn back, lest I see and shudder ...
In Church
... my thoughts turn to the great glories of our race, ...
The God Abandons Antony
... and say goodbye to her, to the Alexandria you are losing ...
Thermopylae
... generous when they're rich, and when they're poor, ...
Understanding
... And my resolutions to control myself, to change ...
