C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most original and influential Greek poet of this century....

C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) lived in relative obscurity in Alexandria, and a collected edition of his poems was not published until after his death. Now, however, he is regarded as the most important figure in twentieth-century Greek poetry, and his poems are considered among the most powerful in modern European literature....

C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) lived in relative obscurity in Alexandria, and a collected edition of his poems was not published until after his death. Now, however, he is regarded as the most important figure in twentieth-century Greek poetry, and his poems are considered among the most powerful in modern European literature....

In 2009 Knopf published a new translation of Cavafy\'s Complete Poems by the brilliant and award-winning writer and scholar Daniel Mendelsohn. Now Mendelsohn has made a selection of the poet\'s best-loved works for a Pocket Poets edition, including such favorites as \"Waiting for the Barbarians,\" \"Ithaca,\" and \"The God Abandons Antony....

From renowned painter and photographer Dimitris Yeros comes a collection of photographs inspired by the classic poems of one of Greece\'s greatest writers: Constantine P. Cavafy....

Constantine Cavafy is considered the greatest of modern Greek poets. His poems treat historical, philosophical, and erotic themes, sometimes altogether, and share a unique voice....