Eternal Love
Captive daughter, eternal love
naked hugs, tied seas.
The night is crying,
words sanctified,
our years are winters,
they grow old sadly.
Darkness spread
on deserted roads,
moon which was saved,
the hope on the shoulders.
The gates will open,
before the gaze darkens
and the streets will fil
stars of the guerrillas.
They will sow love
that blooms with blood.
They will take the seeds,
the hands of the world.
MARTHA VASKANDIRA
MARTHA VASKANTIRA was born in 02/09/1977 in Greece, in the city of Patras. She studied Philology and Philosophy. She is involved in theater and music. She appeared in letters in the year 1996 with the publication of poems in literary magazines. A total of ten of her books have been published. Six poetry collections and four fairy tales. Her poems have also been dramatized in performances by theater groups in Athens and Patras. She is a member of the International Society of Greek Writers-Artists (D.E.E.L.), UNESCO of Greece, the Society of Greek Writers (E.E.L.), the Greek Cypriot Cultural Group (E.P.O.K.) as well as representative of the group in the city of Patras. In September 2022, she won first prize for writing the theatrical monologue "Peace and the Child" at the International Peace Cultural Olympiad held in Delphi. In the performance "The children of Greece" which was presented in many cities of Greece and concerns the life and work of the great creators and artists, Mimi Traiforou-Sofias Vembo, the one-act play by Martha Vaskantira entitled "The child and the peace''. The direction is by Vassilis Traiforos and Penelope Chalkia. The monologue was performed by Penelope Halkia. Some of her poems have been translated into English, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi and Polish. Her poems are included in Poetry anthologies and Cultural Magazines in several countries abroad. In 2022, the newspaper "Peloponnisos" proposed her to be a candidate for the persons of the year 2022. She was nominated by the writer and poet, Mrs. Eva Lianou Petropoulos (a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize), for the international award "Dr. Fco Xavier Ramirez Sanchez" and for the "Platinum Eagle award". In January 2025, she was awarded 1st place in poetry, in the Greek category, in the International Literary Competition held in Kazakhstan in poetry and prose, in various languages. The president of the jury was the writer and poet, Mr. Dimitris Kraniotis.
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