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'The focus of this essay is on the presence and significance of Leros in the poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas. Of particular interest is the quality and agency of light; and the inclusion of Greek Orthodox references and imagery in many of his poems. These corporeal and incorporeal aspects of that island are those which Tsaloumas internalised as integral elements of his identity long before he embarked on what was to be a protracted period of voluntary exile. During his years in Australia, which contributed new input to enrich and expand his personal and poetic consciousness, Tsaloumas never lost sight of his original reference points: the natural and cultural context of Leros, and the spiritual precepts with which he was imbued by the Greek Orthodox Church.' (Publication abstract)
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- A Winter Journey / Χειμερινό ταξίδι 2014 selected work poetry
- Falcon Drinking : The English Poems 1988 selected work poetry
- Helen of Troy and Other Poems 2007 selected work poetry
- New and Selected Poems 2000 selected work poetry
- The Barge 1993 selected work poetry
- The Distant Present : Growing Up in Australia 1984 single work autobiography
- The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry
- The Observatory : Selected Poems of Dimitris Tsaloumas 1983 selected work poetry
- Tsaloumas and the Translation of Experience 1992 single work criticism