Constantine P. Cavafy

Greek-Egyptian poet and journalist (1863–1933)

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Lived 1863–1933, aged 70Turkey

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Turkey rank#82
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1863–1933
Aged 70

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Updated 2026-05-29

Greek poet from Alexandria whose sparse, modern style reshaped 20th-century verse across the West. Cavafy wrote like he was the only one in the room—and somehow everyone listened.

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Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy, was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexandria. A major figure of modern Greek literature, he is sometimes considered the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. His works and consciously individual style earned him a place among the most important contributors not only to Greek poetry, but to Western poetry as a whole.

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