alasinos | March 2, 2010
FROM THE DIARY OF THE CENTURIES
Days are the language
with which the eons tell us
word by word of life
©Michael Pais
http://alasinos.blogspot.com
(Translated by Valentini Papadopoulou Brady
University of Houston, Houston TX, USA)
WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE EARTH
Around the axis of our dream
Shining like a sun
Our trajectory now at perihelion but never touching it
Then at aphelion but never completely escaping [...]
andrea | November 1, 2009
Ψηλαφίζοντας
της λευτεριάς σου
τα σημάδια
Κύπρο…
Σε πρόδωσαν
και σε προδίδουν άλλη μια φορά
οι φίλοι κι οι δικοί,
στις φλέβες δεν ωρίμασε το αίμα.
Σε κάρφωσαν
και σε καρφώνουν στο σταυρό
νύχτα και μέρα,
αχόρταγο το στείρο βλέμμα των αρχόντων.
fourikis | October 19, 2009
The more I think of man, the more I love the cows.
Our Singapore Airlines flight followed the kangaroo route. In Rome, we headed to the Umberto Hotel and rushed to bed after a shower. Being in Helen’s arms for twenty hours, I couldn’t last any longer. I shouldn’t tell you this but I even suggested [...]
fourikis | August 6, 2009
My last memorable dinner party
Most of us know the format of conventional dinner parties. A gracious hostess invites four or five couples to her mansion and after the introductions, over drinks, the guests are ready for the first course of a four-course dinner.
During dinner the hostess encourages her guests to change places so everyone gets [...]
administrator | July 27, 2009
“Australia is in the midst of a languages crisis: too few Australians are enrolling to study languages other than English.
According to a new report prepared by Griffith University, our reluctance to embrace language learning could end up costing Australia dearly…”
This report on ABC Book Show, July 24, 2009 is of extreme importance for those who [...]
administrator | July 21, 2009
In order to create a ‘New Post’ or article in the DLS pages, you must first be registered and logged into the DLS server. In order to login you move down and to the right of the first page you will find a spot under the heading ‘LOGIN’. Under that heading you enter the Username [...]
administrator | July 16, 2009
Well, just looking at the title line a writer can start to shiver before they have a chance to start thinking what it all means and how it can help them on their way to become established. A daunting task for most, especially those who have something to publish for the first time.
Here we just [...]
administrator | July 14, 2009
Changing the language displayed on the Dashboard (where we add/modify posts) is very easy and straight forward for those who want to read instructions in Greek. Please watch the video supplied below on how to do it. However remember that only two languages are available at this stage. They’re English (en_US) and Greek (el). If [...]
administrator | June 28, 2009
administrator | June 22, 2009
Alice Munro wins the Man Booker International Prize
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
… overcoming competition from authors including Peter Carey of Australia, Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru and Joyce Carol Oates of the United States for the …
See all stories on this topic
The world according to Clare [...]
administrator | June 10, 2009
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