Komninos Zervos Komninos Zervos i(A20476 works by) (birth name: Komninos Konstantinos Zervos) (a.k.a. Komninos; Komninos Constantinos Zervos)
Also writes as: Koala Munga
Born: Established: 1950 Richmond, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Greek
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BiographyHistory

Komninos Zervos was born in Australia of Greek parentage. He completed high school in Kew and studied microbiology at Monash University gaining a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in 1973. From that time he has worked in several position which include as a research microbiologist, a director of the first bilingual-bicultural childcare centre in Victoria, a travel agent, a coffee shop owner and a youth worker with the Australian Greek Welfare Society. In 1975 he commenced an involvement with the social welfare of Greek youth in Melbourne. He has composed poetry mainly for performance and has given numerous public recitals all over Australia from 1983. He expresses himself in English while experimenting with a fusion of Greek and English he has called 'Greeklish'.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Author writes in these languages:ENGLISH, GREEK

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Komninos St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1991 Z152301 1991 selected work poetry
1991 winner Human Rights Awards Poetry Award
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