Parallel Greek and English texts.
'Ακροβασία, renderable in English as “tightrope walking,” literally signifies walking on tiptoes. In his recently released poetry collection of the same name, poet Dimitris Troaditis takes the reader upon a journey through a world poised precariously upon a knife edge, which one steps through unguided, at their peril.' (Introduction)
'One of the pleasures of a literary friendship is exchanging poems. It serves as a means of dialogue, which all too often cannot take place given separations in time and distance, and neither letters nor social media quite fill that space a completed poem can occupy. Some time ago I sent out a chapbook of mine to friends, and marvellous to say, I received Dimitris Troaditis’ volume Tightrope Walking / Ακροβασíες in exchange.' (Introduction)
'Ακροβασία, renderable in English as “tightrope walking,” literally signifies walking on tiptoes. In his recently released poetry collection of the same name, poet Dimitris Troaditis takes the reader upon a journey through a world poised precariously upon a knife edge, which one steps through unguided, at their peril.' (Introduction)
'One of the pleasures of a literary friendship is exchanging poems. It serves as a means of dialogue, which all too often cannot take place given separations in time and distance, and neither letters nor social media quite fill that space a completed poem can occupy. Some time ago I sent out a chapbook of mine to friends, and marvellous to say, I received Dimitris Troaditis’ volume Tightrope Walking / Ακροβασíες in exchange.' (Introduction)