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Nick Trakakis Nick Trakakis i(A95107 works by) (a.k.a. N. N. Trakakis)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Greek
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1 y separately published work icon Or Nick Trakakis , Brighton : Owl Publishing , 2018 16683975 2018 selected work poetry

"This chapbook takes its starting-point from a poem by the leading Greek poet, Yannis Ritsos (1909-1990). Ritsos' poem sets the tone by evoking the power of that seemingly insignificant because ever-present part of speech: the conjunction ‘or'. The force, even audacity, of this two-lettered word is to suggest alternatives when none appear visible, to provoke doubt, to create ambiguity when presented with stark contrasts, to make space for what Ritsos in his poem refers to as "mystery", "multiplicity..." This is the goal Trakakis sets for himself in this work. Philosopher and poet George Vassilacopoulos has written an Introduction to this book."

Taken from http://owlpublishing.com.au/chapbook-series.html
1 Mirrors i "In every corner of every room", Nick Trakakis , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 14 February vol. 26 no. 3 2016;
1 Found in Translation : On Translating Tasos Leivaditis Nick Trakakis , 2015 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 1 2015; (p. 58-72)
1 y separately published work icon Appearance and Reality Nick Trakakis , Burwood East : Nick Trakakis , 2015 8285050 2015 selected work poetry

'A collection of poems inspired by the philosophical and religious tradition, in both East and West, of idealism.' (Publication summary)
1 Letter to 'Her', Unsent i "You and I", Nick Trakakis , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 14 March vol. 24 no. 4 2014; (p. 28-30)
1 Performance Review i "After being shown in by the girly secretary into his spacious office", Nick Trakakis , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 14 March vol. 24 no. 4 2014; (p. 27-28)
1 The Single Individual i "'My sorrow is my castle,' you said,", Nick Trakakis , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 14 March vol. 24 no. 4 2014; (p. 26-27)
1 Have You Not Heard of That Ancient Custom? i "Have you not heard of that ancient custom?", Nick Trakakis , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 3 May vol. 23 no. 8 2013; (p. 34)
1 y separately published work icon From Dusk to Dawn Nick Trakakis , Fitzroy : Nick Trakakis , 2012 Z1920139 2012 selected work poetry 'This book in many ways closes a circle that was begun with Tears and developed further with Silent Transfigurations and Via Dolorosa. But unlike its immediate predecessor, it was written over a lengthy period of time and reflects a certain movement, a definite turning away which has yet to reach maturity.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Untitled i "Do relationships ever die", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 288)
1 Inheritance i "Wherever I go, whatever I do", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 287)
1 Untitled i "sun sight light", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 286)
1 Untitled i "In a time when words are wasted. Repeatedly. In a time when one must struggle
", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 285)
1 Untitled i "This morning we could sense", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 284)
1 She Who Inspires i "She who sits there", Nick Trakakis , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians 2011; (p. 283)
1 3 y separately published work icon Southern Sun, Aegean Light : Poetry of Second-Generation Greek-Australians Nick Trakakis (editor), North Melbourne : Arcadia , 2011 Z1855714 2011 anthology poetry 'Southern Sun, Aegean Light represents the very first attempt to collect in a single volume the poetry of second-generation Greek-Australians. Bringing together the distinct and diverse work of over thirty poets, from the well established to the newly published, this collection showcases the poetic contribution of a generation that has arisen out of the shadows of its migrant past as it establishes a voice and sensibility of its own. The poetry presented here challenges stereotypes of what it is to be Greek-Australian, while also grappling with a variety of issues beyond identity and belonging, including death and dying, and memory and loss. These are poems to be savoured by earlier and later generations of Greek-Australians, as well as the wider community in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon Clearings Nick Trakakis , Fitzroy : Nick Trakakis , 2011 10933935 2011 selected work poetry

'A chapbook of poems drawn in part from a trip to England. Also included is an essay, 'Towards A New Poetics'.' (Publication abstract)
1 Untitled i "I saw you there", Nick Trakakis , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , November no. 55 2009; (p. 87)
1 Morning Knowledge i "I would like to wrap you up", Nick Trakakis , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 114 2009; (p. 29)
1 Do Relationships Ever Die? i "Do relationships ever die", Nick Trakakis , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , no. 114 2009; (p. 30)
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