الشاعرة اليونانية إيفا ليانو لمجلة أزهار الحرف حاورتها من قبرص د. جيها

حوار مع الشاعرة اليونانيّة إيفا بيتروبولو،
حاورتها من قبرص الدكتورة جيهان الفغالي

Eva Petropoulou Lianou, a Greek writer with remarkable literary achievements and international awards.

She is a member of the International Society of Authors and Artists in Greece, a Golden Member of the “Alia Mundi” Association in Serbia, a member of the Society of Artists and Authors in Piraeus, and a member of the Writers’ Association in Corinth – Greece.

She is also a Peace Ambassador and a representative of the International Literary Union in the United States, as well as a representative of the Stockholm 2033 Project.

She is also official candidate for Nobel Peace prize 2024

President for Greece

Representing the

Global federation of leadership and high intelligence Greece Mexico .

CEO Jeanette Eureka Tiburcio

Founder of literary project

Poetry Unites people

Youth and Poetry

Art and poetry

In this interview, Eva opens her heart to Azhar Al-Harf Magazine, issued by the Arab Poets Forum and headed by poet Nasser Ramadan, to tell us about her literary journey and humanitarian message:

1. To begin with, how would you introduce yourself to the Arab reader who is reading about you for the first time?

EVA.

I AM an author and poet who is creating bridges for peace and culture since 2010.

I consider myself as A Greek but Universal poet and Ambassador of peace and poetry.

For the past 10 years I have created a new era in literary field to publish Poems of foreign poets to Greece and the whole world and to create bridges for peace and culture. My Poems have been translated in more than 30 languages, among them

Chinese, french, Italian English and Korean, Vietnamese language and Malayalam dialect, Armenian language, serbian and Croatia and Azerbaijan and Spanish language.

I was the first international poet to inaugurate the creation of Anthologies working with A very known Egyptian journalist at the time, and we collect poetry and we publish several times.

POETRY for me, is a the most important tool of communication

Only hearts can understand verses, so i believe when we recite a Poem… our heart talk to God.

We need to be honest and kind and respectful to each other.

2. You have received several literary and international awards. Which of these awards is dearest to your heart, and why?

Eva

Each poem brought me a different award.

The most important literary awards are the Chinese award two years ago and

The mexican awards in Rome the 11th November, during the great event in

The Pontifical University

Antonianum.

I will be always grateful to my dear sister of Poetry, DrA Jeanette Eureka Tiburcio, a great personality, Presidente of global federation of leadership and high intelligence Mexico who believed in my talent.

3. At the beginning of your career, you worked as a journalist. How did journalism influence your literary journey?

EVA.

I have studied journalism, I worked almost 10 years in France in a small journal, where i meet amazing people and they gave me a lesson about Life dream.

I was around 19 years old and i was assistant of a great journalist at the time that he was also having his proper broadcast in radio.

I have learned many things on how to do an interview, write an article or even write a short story… thank to

My great mentor i started writing a story about children, the story had title

Geraldine and the elf of the lake, several years ago, i have published this book in 2006 in France.

Since then my journey as officiall author of children literary began….

4. You have published many of your works and books, both in print and digital form, in Greek, French, and English. How has this multilingualism affected your literary career, and how has it contributed to your voice reaching readers from different cultures?

Eva

Thik in 3 different languages is better than one. My father used to say that.

He was speaking German but i never learnt this language.

I loved French language and everything about this language.

The story..the Renaissance

The Revolution

The Bastille

Everything you need to know about a human being is inside his language story

I learnt to read and write in 3 languages and i learned to respect and approach everyone with an open mind.

We are different in culture but our hearts beat the same way and feel same feelings.

We all need peace and happiness.

We all looking for safe and peaceful life

We are willing to make our dreams true and have a respectful life .

I read many books in so many different languages, i felt always the same when I go to the last page.

We are humans.

5. What drives your strong interest in children’s literature alongside poetry and general literature?

EVA

When i write a story about children, I am this child, i became the hero or the anti hero. I am looking for this big adventure who will give me the answers..

What is after this world?

Children always seek to understand our whole world starting with their family, friends and school or relatives environment.

In my books i try to find my self but also discover new people who have different opinions and interests.

I create a small fantastic place where the children can play and feel safe but also discover his talents and skills for a future world.

As a creator and writer i am always looking for new heroes and subjects to create a story.

Everything can become a hero.in a chilren book.and this is the most amazing thing

about literary.

6. How do you view the role of literature and art in building peace among nations?

EVA

I had a vision almost 11 years ago once i come back from France to Greece, I wanted to maintain my relationships with friends in abroad.

I created some groups in Facebook

And the literary project, poetry unites people, goal was to support Poets from all over the world and publish them in several sites.

I worked really hard at the time and managed after many years to have a strong cooperation with several people who always support and send their poems to me.

Until now i have managed to publish over 1680 poets in several countries.

I have a cooperation with several associations and federation, academies and universities to promote and spread the message of Poetry and peace.

7. You have been officially nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. How did you receive this nomination, and what do you believe are the reasons behind it?

EVA

I am grateful for this great honour that i will have until the end of my life.

I was officially nominated by four organisations recognised by

United Nations.

They have believe in my project :

POETRY Unites people and they have seen the results for years to promote peace, human rights and women rights through my literary project.

I was informed by email and to tell you the truth at the first time i was very surprised and I couldn’t believe it…

I always believe that to achieve something, you need to work hard, to pray and to support everyone who respects you as an artist.

I always respect poets and i always promote everyone who trusts his literary work to me

A Nobel Peace prize it is a lifetime achievement for me

I will be always grateful to the organisations that believe in my literary work and my project.

8. Which of your literary works do you consider a turning point in your career?

EVA

I wrote a story about a samurai

Nogasika san.

This story is about my father, who died from cancer in 2017.

My father was a very simple man but he was a great reader…he always believed in my talent as a writer

I based all this story about

Nogasika san in my father story of course i added some more heroes and a lot of … adventure.

This book became 2 time best seller in English language in Amazon and

1 time in Spanish language also in

Amazon kindle book.

I was really very proud at the time.

You can find my book stil in Amazon

The adventure of Samurai nogasika san

in both languages

9. What project are you currently working on, and what global impact do you hope it will leave?

EVA

I AM always creating projects.

This is something i have in my character.

I like to share and promote things or books i find interesting with a great audience.

Lately I am working in two projects:

The first is called

Youth and Poetry and i am co-operating with a Chinese young poet and an Indian professor.

We are collecting poems from students and i am publishing in several sites all over the world.

The second project is called

Art

Poetry and painting

I have recently made a cooperation with a very important gallery of art in Greece

and we are going to open the doors to several young artists and visual artists, sculptors from Greece and abroad so they can come and present their paintings

For more information about the project

You can contact me

Pavlina Behraki Gallery

[email protected]

It’s a very important project and we are trying to build bridges in art .

10. How do you see the role of intellectuals in general in building bridges of cultural dialogue?

EVA

We need open minds people

11. What is your message to children and young people who dream of becoming writers or poets?

EVA

Write with your heart

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