Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1909 to 1990 · aged 81
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