Witchflower Days: Egyptian-Greek Poet, an Individualist, and a Black Hero

Friday, April 29, 2005

Egyptian-Greek Poet, an Individualist, and a Black Hero

Birthday of poet C.P. Cavafy, born in Alexandria, Egypt (1863). His parents were Greek, and he wrote in Greek, but lived in Egypt almost his entire life. His family apartment was just above a brothel, and across the street from a church and a hospital. Cavafy said, "Where could I live better? The... Sign in to see full entry.

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