Yannis Ritsos

Encounters: Yannis Ritsos and the Messages in the Bottle

Encounters: Yannis Ritsos and the Messages in the Bottle

"Yet we did not come into the world
only to die.
Since at dawn
it smells of lemon peel."
                       Yannis Ritsos

In this episode of Encounters, we follow Yannis Ritsos through his exile in Greek concentration camps and the purpose that kept him alive.