Ioannis Polemis

Ioannis Polemis

Ioannis Polemis (Greek: Ιωάννης Πολέμης; 1862 – 28 May 1924^[1]) was a Greek poet.

Life and career

Born in Athens, Polemis came from a historical Byzantine family. When he was in his twenties, some works of his were published in a Greek magazine.^[2] Soon, his poems and articles were published in Greek newspapers and magazines. It is believed that he was influenced by Kostis Palamas, a famous Greek poet.^[3] In 1918, Polemis took a reward for the contributions of his work. He died in 1924 in Athens due to pneumonia.^[4]

References

1. Skrip newspaper. 29-5-1924, p. 4
2. "Ιωάννης Πολέμης". androspoets.homestead.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
3. "Ιωάννης Πολέμης - Ποιήματα". users.uoa.gr. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
4. "BiblioNet: Πολέμης, Ιωάννης, 1860-1938 [sic]". biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

External links

• Works by Ioannis Polemis at Project Gutenberg
•  Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: Ιωάννης Πολέμης