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# Giannis Ritsos

(1909–1990)   Poet

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Giannis Ritsos was a poet, best known for *Yannis Ritsos*.

## Quick Facts About Giannis Ritsos

Born May 1, 1909

Died November 11, 1990

Profession Poet

Notable works Yannis Ritsos

## About Giannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left".

##  Quotes by Giannis Ritsos

> [Find time for thought, this is the source of strength. Find time for the game, this is the secret of eternal youth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-ritsos/find-time-for-thought-this-is-the-source-of-strength-find-time-for/)

Giannis Ritsos

[Being selfish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-selfish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/giannis-ritsos-110924_being-selfish_find-time-for-thought-this-is-the-source_784312.jpg)

> [I dissolved, so white, so unapproachable, amid my white flame, in the whiteness of moonlight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-ritsos/i-dissolved-so-white-so-unapproachable-amid-my-white-flame-in-the/)

Giannis Ritsos

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/giannis-ritsos-110924_flames_i-dissolved-so-white-so-unapproachable-a_1231399.jpg)

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