CV George Pol Papadakis - English

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.

• Degree in Mathematics (University of Patras) – 1992
• Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (University of Athens) – 1994
• Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics and Operational Research (University of Athens) – 1998
• Degree in European Civilization - 2011

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.

Works

(2001) Enas Peripatos stin Amorgo tou Nikou Gatsou. (A Stroll in Nikos Gatsos’s Amorgos, Essay) Athens.

(2001) Sta Balkonia tou Ouranou. (At Heaven’s Balconies, Poetry) Athens.

(2003) To Iparchon Fos. (The Existing Light, Poetry) Athens.

(2005) Oi Dromoi tou Fantastikou. (The Roads of Fantasy Literature, Stories – Essays) Athens: Oxy.

(2007) Sto Likofos ton Kairon. (In the Twilight of Times, Poetry) Athens: Oxy.

(2007) Tromos kai Fantasia. (Terror and Fantasy, Comics on Fantasy Literature) Athens: Psichis ta Lampirismata.

(2007) “To Nekronomikon”, Apagorevmena Vivlia (Forbidden Books) Athens: Archetipo, pp. 75–81.

(2007) Akatonomastes Exomologiseis. (Unutterable Confessions, Psychological Atmospheric Horror) Athens: Oxy.

(2007) “Takis Varvitsiotis”, in Timi ston Taki Varvitsioti (A Tribute to Takis Varvitsiotis, Texts on his poetic Work), Various Authors. Thessaloniki: Bibis.

(2008) “Giati i Poiisi”, 27th symposium of poetry. Patras: Ekdoseis Peri Texnikon.

(2008) “Ti Akrivos Einai I Tetarti Diastasi” (What Exactly Does The Fourth Dimension Stand For), “Sxetika me to Apeiro” (Issues Related To The Infinity), “Poso Efikto Einai Ena Taxidi ston Xrono” (Is Travelling Through Time An Attainable Objective?), “Oi Neoteres Theories Xronometaforas”, “I Ekpliktiki Xronomixani tou Kathigiti Ronald Malett” (Professor Ronald Malett’s Amazing Time Machine) ( All Works on the issue of Time Travelling and the Fourth Dimension), in Tetarti Diastasi kai Taxidia ston Xrono, Various Authors. Thessaloniki: Arxetypo.

14. (2008) The Little Runaways and the House in the Woods (Opera for Children). Montreal and Athens: ChromaMusika and Ekdoseis Hadjilakos.

15. (2011)  Fos Sti Siopi (A Light in the Stillness, Poetry). Athens.

16. (2011) Simantro Afypnisis (A Gong of Awakening, Poetry).

17. (2012) Matomenos Erotas (Bloody Love Affair). Dromon.

18. (2012) 70s – 80s Ta Periodika Pou Agapisame (70s – 80s The Magazines We Have Cherished). Private Edition.

19. (2013) Mou Eipan… (I Was Told…), Interviews, Dromon.

20. (2013) Proseggiseis ston Evropaiko Politismo (An Approach to European Civilisation, essays). Dromon.

21. (2014) Nea Atrapos (A New Path, Poetry). Difros.

22. (2015)  Costas Davourlis, O Pele Tis Evropis (Costas Davourlis, Europe’s Pele). Dromon.

23. (2015) Iroes Tou Steliou Anemodoura (Heroes by Stelios Anemodouras). Comics & Crosswords Publications.

24. (2016)  O Μanolis Pratikakis Sto Fos Tis Dialektikis (Manolis Pratikakis in the Light of Dialectics, essay). Kedros.