Melissanthi (Greek:Μελισσάνθη) was the pen name used byEve Chougia-Skandalaki (Greek:Ήβη Κούγια - Σκανδαλάκη; April 8, 1910[1] – November 9, 1991), aGreek poet, teacher and journalist.[2] Some sources say that she died in 1990.[3] Her first name also appears asIvi orHebe; her surname also appears asKoúyia orKoughia.[2]
She was bornEve Chougia inAthens and studied music, drawing, ballet and classical dance. From 1923 to 1924, she was in a Swiss sanitarium recovering fromtuberculosis.[1] She studied French, German and English at institutes in Athens.[3] She went on to teach French in Athens high schools. She also contributed critical essays to newspapers and literary journals. In 1932, she married Giannes Skandalákis (Greek:Ιωάννη Σκανδαλάκη).[1]
Her first poetry collectionPhōnes entomou (Insect voices) was published in 1930. She went on to publish ten poetry collections. A collection of her poetryTa poiimata tis Melissanthis 1930-1974 (The poems of Melissanthi) was published in 1976. She also wrote a children's playO mikros adhelfos (The little brother), which received the Sikiaridio Prize. She translated the works of foreign poets such asRobert Frost,Emily Dickinson[1] andRainer Maria Rilke into Greek.[3]
Her early poetry draws its inspiration from religious themes; later poems are influenced byexistential concepts.[3]
Awards that she received include:
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