George Pol Papadakis

George Pol. Papadakis is a Greek poet, writer and mathematician. He was born in Athens. He graduated from Lycee Leonin of Nea Smyrni (senior high school) and then went on to higher education. He believes that lifelong learning is the key to human fulfillment. His studies lead to this (utopian) direction.

Contents

• A GONG OF AWAKENING GEORGE POL PAPADAKIS POEME
• Works
• References

George Pol. Papadakis is a secondary education teacher in Computer Science, having also taught in institutes of vocational training and many seminars.

In addition to the sciences he has a fondness and inclination towards literature, poetry and the arts. He is a member of the Greek Literary Society and, moreover, excelled in many literary contests concerning a variety of fields (poetry, story, essay) being awarded prizes from several organizations, the most important being the prize received in prose writing from the Literary Society Parnassos in 2002.

George Pol. Papadakis gives lectures and delivers speeches on themes of poetry and literature in important intellectual centres and institutions such as the Greek Literary Society and the centre of culture of the Municipality of Athens.

In addition to the classics, Fantasy Literature and its evolution down the centuries always captivated him as an important form of literature. Thus with the kind participation of the Greek Literary Society he organized in May 2003 a meeting on the topic of Fantasy Literature and the related movie scene, in which distinguished personalities took part. One of his latest publishing works, Oi Dromoi tou Fantastikou (The Roads of Fantasy Literature), constitutes an important contribution to the domain of Fantasy Literature. Moreover, George Pol. Papadakis is engaged in collecting and studying comics, and also in amateur sketching.

His studies, articles (on various issues) and poems have been repeatedly published in Greek journals and periodicals. Furthermore, he has participated in numerous relevant television programmes, and is correspondent for the Canadian broadcasting station C.F.M.B. in Greece. As a researcher he is engaged in the area of authentic “Entexno” Greek popular music. At the same time he is also active in composing verses, and had his verses set to music by important Greek composers such as Joseph Benakis and Chrysanthos Mouzakitis in a number of their works..

George Pol. Papadakis is Associate Editor of the historic literary journal Pnevmatiki Zoi (Athens Academy Award – 2002) being responsible for numerous items, the book review, and the editing of the series on the garnering of contemporary poets.