Nikos Pappas

Nikos Pappas (1906-1997). Nikos Pappas was born in Trikala, Thessaly. In 1927, he graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens and left the same year to continue his studies in Germany, where he stayed until 1928. From 1939, he practiced law for thirty years and also worked at the State Legal Council. He made his literary debut in 1928 with the publication of his poems in the magazine "Nea Estia." In 1930, his first poetry collection titled "Vain Words" was published. He collaborated with magazines such as "Nea Estia," "Ellinika Grammata," "To Xekinima," "To Neon Kratos," "Neoellinika Grammata," "Makedonikes Imeres," "Efimerida ton Poiiton," "Epitheorisi Technis," and others, where he published poems, translations, and essays. He also worked with the newspaper "Kathimerini" (1935-1940). He was the publisher and director of the Trikala magazine "Eparchia" (1931-1932), a member of the editorial board of the Chalkida magazine "Neoellinika Simeiomata" (1936), as well as of "Neoi Rythmi" (1949-1950) and "Efimerida ton Poiiton" (1956-1958). In 1936, he married poet Rita Boumi. He was awarded the First and Second State Poetry Prize (1959 and 1964 respectively) and was a member of the Society of Greek Writers. He translated works by Brecht, Rilke, Apollinaire, and others, while his works were translated into English, French, German, Polish, and Italian. For more biographical details on Nikos Pappas, see Alexandros Argyriou, "Nikos Pappas," in "Greek Poetry: Modernist Poets of the Interwar Period," pp. 218-220 (introduction) and 370-372, Athens, Sokolis, 1979, and Dimitris Giakos, "Pappas Nikos," in "The Great Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature," vol. 11, Athens, Hari Patsi, n.d. (Source: Archive of Greek Writers, EKEBI).