Stop & Listen, Volume Two, Selected Poems 2014 - 2017

Georgios Andritsos

May 2024 · Literary Works

About this ebook

This debut collection of free verse poetry is bold and honest and strikes a chord about certain truths of human existence. The poems have tremendous energy and clarity of perception, often creating vivid and complex pictures of lively, complicated scenes very much in the manner of great writers such as Frank O’Hara and Charles Bukowski. It is social, lyrical, and narrative poetry all at once. Technically, they combine the fluidity of free verse while feeling controlled and precise. The author’s love of jazz music and other American writers shines through the text, adding another layer of depth. The poems will surprise you in terms of form or subject matter, and the strong sense that emerges from the relationships, a crowded vivid world with all the senses on board.

About the author

Georgios Andritsos was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He lived abroad for many years and worked as a driver, bartender, DJ, and manager in trendy bars & restaurants in Scandinavia, England, Tenerife, and Spain.

In 2007 his book, A Little More Than Just Drinks & Cocktails was recognized for its literary value, winning the first prize for best book in the world at the London Book Fair. It has been published in Norway, Sweden, France, Quebec, Spain, and Greece.

In 2010 he started attending creative writing seminars in Barcelona, continued his studies at the University of Stockholm, and received his master's degree in creative writing from Bath Spa University in England, where he graduated with honors in 2013.

He has written a second cocktail book, Back to Basics, The Art of Storytelling - Unlock your Creative Potential, and a collection of short stories, This is not America (or...is it?) which is published in Greece by Angelakis Publishers and by Koehler Books in America.

He has edited and translated into the English language the literary treatise, And the Nobel Prize in Literature goes to… Bob Dylan? by Dimitrios P. Naskos published in Greece by Diavlos. The book is published in the States by Koehler Books. Now he is finishing his first novel, Dark Paths.