Poems of Xanthi Hondrou-Hill
WITH Α BLUE RIBBON
Xanthi Hondrou-Hill, Greece
The way the sky joins the sea,
with Mörike’s blue ribbon,
with the light of Odysseus Elytis,
with the peace of Neruda…
Among blossoming peach trees
on the mountain tops with a wild herb in hand
and the pebble beaches
with the doors open between countries and continents
with open hands
with a poem on the lips,
spring is preserved in the hearts.
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TO THE CAPITALS OF LOCKDOWN
Our days didn‘t brighten up.
Even if the roads are all open
there is nowhere to go.
Here in this lane
we will survive the winter
until our values will shine
like functions
with mathematical precession.
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PATHWAY THROUGH THE PAST
Points of reference in life
Tunnels,
Castles,
Walls,
even borders…
Metallic creatures as guards
Broken days
Memories aren‘t gifted
Re-connections denied…
Streets are blocking all happiness.
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DIVERSE TEACHINGS
What did I learn
from the big historians?
Wars and crimes
Ashes and broken hearts
rights or wrongs…
mostly wrongs.
What do you remember
from the poets in your life?
Friendship and brotherhood
Love and light, moon and sun…
Come brothers and sisters
speak in your own language,
with the music of the birds
the streams of your wisdom
the abundance of diversity
let’s send our poems around the world
to bring freedom
to mankind.
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Xanthi Hondrou-Hill studied German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart, Journalism at the University of Hohenheim and Public Relations Management at Klett-WBS, in Stuttgart. She has worked as a multi-lingual teacher, journalist, public relations manager and as translator for poetry. She has lived in Greece, Germany, Holland and Great Britain, and speaks several languages. Currently she is living in Naoussa, in North Greece. She has organised in the past years many poetry events, in cooperation with the local municipality and the archaeological secretary of the Prefectureof Imathias. In Germany she worked as Public Relations Manager for the Greek General Consulate in Stuttgart, designing, organising and executing multi level campaign to improve the Greek fame in Germany. Currently she is working as public relations consultant for a European Art Platform. She is writing poetry since high school. Her poems have been published in the University Newspaper of Stuttgart and in big newspapers like Stuttgarter Zeitung. Additionally she participated in anthologies in cooperation with the Greek Society of Writers in Germany, "Gute Reise meine Augen" and the yearly anthology of the House of Writers in Stuttgart, "Almanac". In Greece she runs the cultural Facebook page "ΚΙΝΗΣΗ για τα ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ και τις ΤΕΧΝΕΣ" dedicated to poetry and arts, organises events and is helping organise events with the Library of Naoussa or events like "Poetry on Rails" and her poems are published in the anthology APIKO and in many digital social media pages. Lately her work is translated into German, Greek, Arabic, Hindi, and Chinese. She has won the Gold Prize of the International Poetry Competition in Yan'an in China.
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