Nicholas Grapsias Nicholas Grapsias i(A23369 works by)
Born: Established: 1970 Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Children of Leonidas Nicholas Grapsias , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2009 Z1562833 2009 selected work poetry This collection weaves ancient and modern Greek history, focusing on the Battle of Thermopylae and the Peloponnesian War, which are parallelled to the two recent wars. Through Nikolaos, we experience the sheer horrors of warfare- death and destruction, atrocities against women and children, famine, disease and the brutal 'brother against brother' of the Communist partisan insurgency. Towards the end of both wars, Nikolaos finds himself struggling with his sanity, his alcoholism and his faith. He realises that even good moral men are capable of horrendous crimes, a contrast to the Homeric glorification of war he was brought up with. Nikolaos symbolises the truths of war, and what it means to be human- fear, love, hate, weakness and the desire to stay alive whatever the cost in order to see one's family and home again. (Publisher's Blurb)
1 Xeniteia i "He woke early, red dawn smears a lightly", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 The Grenade i "Gioryi returned after completing national service,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 One Day in Greek School i "Eight-year-old Kosta looks out the classroom window,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 O Karagiozi i "The barefoot children run after him, laughing and", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 Gang Fights i "There was not much farming to do during Malamata's winters. Sometimes the village youth would", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 Exodus i "mud delivers him", Nicholas Grapsias , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kritya , January vol. 2 no. 8 2007;
1 The Wheat Fields i "Andonis was ten when he started working his father's lands.", Nicholas Grapsias , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four W , no. 17 2006; (p. 134)
1 Sta Kalamia - Queensland : (Bonegilla Work Assignment) i "The old Australian lady enters", Nicholas Grapsias , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Coppertales : A Journal of Rural Arts , no. 10 2006; (p. 71)
1 College Drive i "In the quiet synchrony of sunset", Nicholas Grapsias , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tamba , Summer no. 37 2005; (p. 28)
1 The Village Idiot i "Theo Tzamaris is 35, he has the common", Nicholas Grapsias , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 4 2005; (p. 198) Southerly , vol. 65 no. 3 2005; (p. 114)
1 Andonis and Taso i "Walk through Glebe,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 5)
1 Theo Andrea i "In a hospital room on his own,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 5)
1 Portfolia i "In the yellow evening lamp light,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 4)
1 Yiayia Katina, i "walks into the supermarket on Marrickville Road,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 4)
1 The Randal House i "I remember him lying in his own sweat", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , March no. 17 (English) 2004; (p. 90) Coppertales : A Journal of Rural Arts , no. 10 2006; (p. 70)
1 Sto Rookwood i "A few old Greek ladies are here", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 18) Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , March no. 17 (English) 2004; (p. 88) Tamba , Autumn/Winter no. 34 2004; (p. 6)
1 'Bravo Australia' i "Father and Grandpa Spiro", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , May vol. 12 no. 4 2004; (p. 5) Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 5)
1 Portofolia i "In the yellow evening lamplight,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Dog : Australian Poetry , June vol. 3 no. 5 2004; (p. 22) LiNQ , May vol. 31 no. 1 2004; (p. 61) The Mozzie , June vol. 12 no. 5 2004; (p. 9)
1 The Easter Man i "Uncle Kosta sits on a log,", Nicholas Grapsias , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 95 2004; (p. 14) Blue Dog : Australian Poetry , June vol. 3 no. 5 2004; (p. 23) The Mozzie , January-February vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 2) Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , March no. 17 (English) 2004; (p. 89) Beyond the Rainbow Literary Magazine , January/February no. 11 2004; (p. 4)
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