Voicing the contemporary man

Dimitris P. Kraniotis

Dimitris P. Kraniotis was born in 15 July 1966 in Stomio, a coastal town in central Greece. He studied at the Medical School in Thessaloniki. He lives and works as a medical doctor specialized pathologist in Larissa, Greece. He is President of World Poets Society (W.P.S), the Editor and Director of the online poetic libraries "Greek Poet", "International Poet" and "Hellenic Words", the Editorial Director of the Greek medical magazine "Hippocrates" and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Larissa Medical Association and Larissa Medical Society.

He is a Member of the Hellenic Literary Society (E.E.L.), International Society of Greek Writers (D.E.E.L.), Greek Literary Society of Medical Doctors (E.E.I.L.), Larissa Writers' and Poets' Society (former Vice-President), World Academy of Arts and Culture (W.A.A.C.), International Writers and Artists Association (I.W.A.), United Poets Laureate International (U.P.L.I.), Union Mondiale des Ecrivains Medecins (U.M.E.M.), International Society of Poets (I.S.P.), Poetry Society of America (P.S.A.), The Academy of American Poets, Poetas del Mundo (Chile) and Bilingual MCA Poets and Writers for Peace (Argentina)

.Three of his poetic collections have been published: "Traces" (poems in Greek 1981-1984, Stomio - Larissa 1985),

"Clay Faces" (poems in Greek 1985-1989, Stomio - Larissa 1992)

and "Fictitious Line" (poems in Greek, English and French, Larissa 2005, ISBN 960-90107-1-7).

His poems have been translated into English, French, Dutch and Portuguese and have been published in U.S.A., Great Britain, India, France, Algeria, Australia, Canada, Korea, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Nigeria and South Africa.

Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man, his impasse, his worries, his fears, his hopes and dreams. He is featured in the online encyclopedia "Wikipedia" in 26 languages and the online Greek encyclopedia "Live Pedia".

He won a number of international literary awards in Greece, U.S.A., France and Great Britain.

Awards and Honors:

In March 2004, Silver Medal and "2nd Prize in Literature" for 2003 (in Section "Letters" and category "Free Poetry") for his poetry book "Clay Faces" by the "Academie Internationale de Lutece" in "34 Grand Concours International 2003" in Paris (France),

In April 2005, Gold-Vermeil Medal and "1st Prize in Literature" for 2004 (in Section "Letters" and category "Free Poetry") for his poetry book "Traces" by the "Academie Internationale de Lutece" in "35 Grand Concours International 2004" in Paris (France),

"Traces",In 2005, Nominee "Poet Of The Year 2005" by the International Society of Poets (U.S.A.),In August 2005,

"International Poet of Merit Award" for 2005, Silver Award Bowl and Bronze Medallion by the International Society of Poets in Washington D.C. (U.S.A.),In September 2005,

"Editor's Choice Award" by the International Library of Poetry for his poem "Ideals" (U.S.A.),In August 2005, "International Poet of Merit Award" Winner, Silver Award Bowl and Bronze Medallion by the International Society Of Poets in Washington D.C. (U.S.A.),

In September 2005, "Editor's Choice Award" Winner by the International Library of Poetry for his poem "Ideals" (U.S.A.),In September 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Perfect of Larissa (Greece)

In October 2005, "Special Award in Poetry for the Year 2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" in "1st Poetry Festival of Thessaloniki" (Greece)

In November 2005, "Person of the Month" by the magazine "Kappa Style" of the newspaper "Imerisios Kirikas", Larissa (Greece)

In December 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Larissa Medical Association "Hippocrates" (Greece),In 2005,

"Editor's Choice Published Poet Award" for 2005 by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),In September, October, November and December 2005 and January 2006

"Poet of the Month" by the online magazine "Art Arena" (Great Britain).In January 2006, "Gold Medal" and "2nd International Prize in Literature for the year 2005" by the International Society of Greek Writers for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" (Greece),

In January 2006, "Golden Pen Award" Winner by the online magazine "Art Arena" (Great Britain),In February 2006, "International Professional of the Year 2005" and Gold-Gilt Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (England),

In February 2006, Gold-Vermeil Medal and "1st Prize in Literature" for 2005 (in Section "Letters" and category "Free Poetry") for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by the "Academie Internationale de Lutece" in "36 Grand Concours International 2005" in Paris (France),

In February 2006, "Special Commendation" Winner in "4th International Poetry Competition" by the online magazine "First Writer" for his poem "Fictitious line" (U.S.A.),

In 2006, Included in "The Best Poems and Poets of 2005" with his poem "Illusions" by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),

In 2006, Included in "Dictionary of International Biography" (33rd Edition) and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (England

In 2006, Included in "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (England),In 2006, Included in "Great Minds of the 21st Century" and Medal by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),

In February 2006, "The Marie Curie Award" for 2006 (Global Year of Medicine and Healthcare) and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (England),

In March 2006, Nominee "Best Poem of the Year 2005" with his poems "Ideals", "Illusions" and "The end" in "2nd Muses Prize - Poetry" (U.S.A.),

In March 2006, Nominee "Best Tragic Poem of the Year 2005" with his poem "The End" in "2nd Muses Prize - Poetry" (U.S.A.),In March 2006, "Gold Medal" and "1st Prize in Poetry" by the International Society of Greek Writers in the "25th Celebration of Poets", in Athens (Greece),

In March 2006, "Best Poetry Book of the Year 2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by the Greek Literary Association "Xasteron" and the international literary magazine "Kelaino" in Athens (Greece),

In April 2006, "Author of the Week" by the online magazine "Muses Review" (U.S.A.),

In April 2006, Included in "Great Lives of the 21st Century" and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (England)

In 2006, "Universal Award of Accomplishment" for 2006 by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),

In May 2006, "Poetry Prize" by the International Society of Greek Writers in "1st International Festival of Literature and Art", in Athens (Greece),

In May 2006, "Special Commendation" Winner in "6th Greek Literary Competition" by the Keratsini Society of Arts, Science and Culture, in Athens (Greece),

In 2006, Nominee "Poet of the Year 2006" by the International Society of Poets (U.S.A.),

In June 2006, "Poet of the Month" by the online magazine "Muses Review" (U.S.A.),

In July 2006, Included in "500 Greatest Geniuses of the 21st Century" and Medal by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),

In July 2006, "International Poet of Merit Award" for 2006, Special Crystal Award and Bronze Medallion by the International Society of Poets in Las Vegas (U.S.A.),

In July 2006, Honorary Silver Plaquette by the Mayor of Evrymenes (Greece),

In July 2006, Honorary Silver Plaquette by the Cultural Club of Stomio (Greece),\

In August 2006, "Poet of the Month" by the online magazine "Poetry in a Cup" (U.S.A

In 2006, "Man of the Year 2006" and Medal by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),

In October 2006, "Muses Prize 2005" Winner: "2nd Muses Prize : Best Multi-Lingual Poetry for 2005" for his poetry in Greek, English and French in his poetry book "Fictitious Line" (U.S.A.),

In December 2006, "Poet of the Week" by the online magazine "Boloji" (India),

In December 2006, "Best Poetry Book of the Year 2006" for his book "Fictitious Line" by the Greek Cultural Association "Kafeneio ton Ideon" and the "Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Greek and 2nd International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamis Island (Greece),

In December 2006, "1st Prize in Poetry" in 22nd Greek Literary Competition "Sikeliana" by the Greek Cultural Association "Kafeneio ton Ideon" and the "Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Greek and 2nd International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamis Island (Greece),

In December 2006, Nominee "Poet of the Year 2006" by the online magazine "Poetry in a Cup" (U.S.A.).

Some of his poems

Ashes

The fireplace

was eager

to put a fullstop,

in the sentence

where the road

of my dreams

stuck

upon the word of happiness

with sparkles

of wet logs

I collected

from the inside of me

that I dared

to turn to ashes.

Denials

A roar of cars

seals the dawn

with short-cut answers,

with unyielding denials

that are repeated

explicitly

every sunset.

Fictitious line

Smokes

of cigarettes

and mugsfull of coffee,

next

to the fictitious line

where the eddy

of words

leans against

and nods,

wounded,

to my silence.

Ideals

Snow-covered mountains,

ancient monuments,

a north wind that nods to us,

a thought that flows,

images imbued

with hymns of history,

words on signs

with ideals of geometry.

Limits

Fragments of glasses

in the empty room

of the inarticulate whispers,

bleed

our limits,

fill

with sores

the caress of our soul

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Ever…
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From the beginning;
Even before
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Aren’t we
Belong to
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Of solaces ?
M.S.P.Murugesan
(Editor)

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