Words (can) do it: Dimitra Kationi + Akis Parafelas

Dimitra Kationi was born in Kavala in 1983. She studied law and music and works as a musician in Thessaloniki, where she has lived since 2001. She has published three poetry collections: To Paramythi Apo Psila (The Fairy Tale from Above, Roés, 2008), Treis Meres Kai Ena Trito (Three Days and a Third, Thraka, 2016), and Zoa – Fyta (Animals – Plants, Kedros, 2023). Her poems have been translated into Bulgarian, English, German, and Spanish.

Akis Parafelas was born in 1989 in Thessaloniki, where he lives and works. He studied law and German philology. He has published one poetry collection, Parasimiantiki (Thraka, 2018; Enypnio, 2021). He translates from German (Björn Kuhligk, The Language of Gibraltar, Enypnio, 2022; Erich Fried, Biting / The Head of Poetry, Enypnio, 2024) and occasionally contributes articles to print and online magazines.