{"product_id":"twenty-two-poems-greek-english-by-vasso-kalamaras","title":"'Twenty Two Poems (Greek-English)' by Vasso Kalamaras","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden min-h-8 relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublished in Western Australia in 1977, \u003cem\u003eTwenty Two Poems\u003c\/em\u003e is a bilingual collection by Greek-Australian writer Vasso Kalamaras, with the Greek originals presented alongside English translations by Kalamaras and Reg Durack.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eKalamaras was part of the first substantial generation of Greek-Australian writing and became particularly important for insisting on bilingual publication at a time when migrant literature was still commonly treated as culturally peripheral in Australia. Her work repeatedly moves between Greece and Australia, displacement and belonging, private memory and public history. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThese poems are spare, direct and emotionally unsheltered. Titles such as “Landscape and Soul,” “Sorrow,” “Revolution,” “Loneliness,” “Without Love,” “The Fortress” and “We Have Been Forgotten” give a fair sense of the terrain. The facing-page bilingual format literally holds two linguistic homes beside one another. Illustrated throughout with loose black-and-white line drawings, it is also a lovely object from the early history of multicultural publishing in Australia. The collection runs to 56 pages and was self-published by Kalamaras in Daglish, Western Australia. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by the author, Daglish, Western Australia, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Bilingual Greek-English text. Translated by Reg Durack and the author. Illustrated in black and white. Moderate shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to covers, including a small old label\/remnant to lower front cover; internally clean and sound. Good condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363544420435,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation-2026-09-18T173457.730.png?v=1789716917","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/twenty-two-poems-greek-english-by-vasso-kalamaras","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}