Yannis Ritsos. A Voice of Resilience and Hope in a World of Turmoil and Suffering. Selected Poems (1935-1989).Translated with an introduction by George Pilitsis. Brookline, MA: Hellenic College Press, 2001. xxv, 423 p. Bilingual edition.

ISBN 0917653521 pbk; 9780917653520 pbk

Includes: Prefatory note (pp. xxi-xxii); A Note on the Translator (p. xxv); Introduction, "Yannis Ritsos: A Voice of Resilience and Hope in a World of Turmoil and Suffering" (pp. 1-34).

1. From Trial / Δοκιμασία (1935-1943): "Midday Summer Dream" (1938) (Selected Parts) (pp. 35-49).

2. From Notes in the Margins of Time / Σημειώσεις στα περιθώρια του χρόνου (1938-1941): "Succession", "North Summer Wind" (pp. 52-53); "Naked", "April", "Brass Engraving" (pp. 54-55); "Duty", "Silent Separation" (pp. 56-57); "At the Barracks", "The Vanquished" (pp. 58-59); "The Hill" (pp. 60-61); "Exchange", "Fear of Life" (pp. 62-63); "A Small Invitation" (pp. 64-65); "Analogies", "Delay" (pp. 66-67); "Childlike", "Myth" (pp. 68-69).

3. From Parentheses 1 / Παρενθέσεις 1 (1946-1947): "Hunger", "A Face" (pp. 72-73); "Maybe Someday" (pp. 74-75); "Remoulding", "Suddenly" (pp. 76-77); "Afternoon" (pp. 78-79); "Understanding" (pp. 80-81); "Miniature" (pp. 82-83); "Women" (pp. 84-85); "The Same Star" (pp. 86-87); "Can You?" (pp. 88-89); "We Wait", "Conclusion" (pp. 90-91); "The Thanks", "The Meaning of Simplicity" (pp. 92-93).

4. From Petrified Time / Πέτρινος χρόνος (1949): "Noontime" (pp. 96-97); "Always" (pp. 98-99); "Moon" (pp. 100-103); "The Roots of the World" (pp. 104-105).

5. From Exercises / Ασκήσεις (1950-1960): "Light", "Isolation" (pp. 108-109); "The Unspeakable", "Shadow" (pp. 110-111); "The Statues", "Deadly Victory" (pp. 112-113); "A Small Loneliness", "Fulfilment" (pp. 114-115); "Spring Again", "Exchanges" (pp. 116-117); "Daybreak", "Same as Always" (pp. 118-119); "Only This", "Community" (pp. 120-121); "A Small Adventure of a Tightrope Walker" (pp. 122-123); "Freedom" (pp. 124-125).

6. From Vigilance / Αγρυπνία (1941-1953): "Skirmish VIII" (1952) (pp. 128-133).

7. From Testimonies 1 / Μαρτυρίες Α (1957-1963): "That's Precisely Why", "Moment of Reverence" (pp. 136-137); "Scrutiny", "The Besieged and the Besiegers" (pp. 138-139); "Builders" (pp. 140-141); "Isolation", "Daily Occurrences" (pp. 142-143); "The Bucket", "The Humble Man" (pp. 144-145); "The Spider", "A Tree" (pp. 146-147); "The Pulley" (pp. 148-149); "Knocking" (pp. 150-151); "Ancient Theatre" (pp. 152-153).

8. From The Architecture of Trees / Αρχιτεκτονική των δέντρων (1958): from "Portraits of an Ancient Rain" [«Προσωπογραφίες μιας αρχαίας βροχής»]: 'I' (pp. 156-157); 'II' (pp. 158-159); 'III' (pp. 160-161); 'IV' (pp. 162-163); 'V' (pp. 164-165); 'VI' (pp. 166-169); 'VIII' (pp. 170-171); 'IX' (pp. 172-173); from "Breathings" [«Αναπνοές»]: 'I' (pp. 174-175); 'II'; 'III' (pp. 176-177).

9. From Testimonies II / Μαρτυρίες Β (1964-1965): "Liberated", "Transparent Month" (pp. 180-181); "The Jester", "The Village of Kastania" (pp. 182-183); "Among the Ruins", "Surfacing" (pp. 184-185); "The Wash" (pp. 186-187); "Recollection" (pp. 188-189); "The Well" (pp. 190-191); "Effusive", "Small Confession" (pp. 192-193); "The Untamed", "Guilt" (pp. 194-195); "His Find", "The Day of an Invalid" (pp. 196-197); "Approximately", "The Bread" (pp. 198-199); "The Virgin", "Gift" (pp. 200-201); "Second Coming" (pp. 202-203).

10. From Railings / Κιγκλίδωμα (1968-1969): "Contrivances" (pp. 206-207); "Depiction", "Again, Little Eleni" (pp. 208-209); "Pledge"; "Blood" (pp. 210-211); "Greece" (pp. 212-213); "Rebirth" (pp. 214-215).

11. From The Wall in the Mirror / Ο τοίχος μέσα στον καθρέφτη (1967-1971): "A General View", "Delight" (pp. 218-219); "In a Hurry", "Our Land" (pp. 220-221); "Evening Procession", "Return" (pp. 222-223); "Dangers" (pp. 224-225); "The Yard", "Not Even" (pp. 226-227); "This One Yes", "Raid" (pp. 228-229).

12. From Gestures / Χειρονομίες (1969-1970): "The Other City" (pp. 232-233); "The Usual Contradictions" (pp. 234-235); "Slackness" (pp. 236-237); "Unnatural Blossoming" (pp. 238-239); "Masquerade" (pp. 240-241).

13. From Corridor and Stairs / Διάδρομος και σκάλα (1970): "Perforation" (pp. 244-245); "Manifestations of Emptiness" (pp. 246-247); "Whitewash", "At the Moment of Ascent" (pp. 248-249); "Extinction", "One Drop" (pp. 250-251); "Common Combats" (pp. 252-253); "After the Ordeal" (pp. 254-255); "Panorama" (pp. 256-257); "Precautions", "The Essentials" (pp. 258-259).

14. From Cross Section / Κάτοψη (1971): "These", "All Three" (pp. 262-263); "With All Means" (pp. 264-265); "Clarity" (pp. 266-267); "Preparation" (pp. 268-269); "No Excuses" (pp. 270-271); "Judgement Time", "Sincerity" (pp. 272-273); "This Way" (pp. 274-275); "Silently" (pp. 276-277); "Gathering" (pp. 278-279); "Bad Imitation" (pp. 280-281); "Complete" (pp. 282-283); "Free-dom" (pp. 284-285).

15. From Doorman's Booth / Θυρωρείο (1971): "If" (pp. 288-289); "Preservation" (pp. 290-291); "Resurrection" (pp. 292-293); "Response" (A poet talks to a future poet) (pp. 294-295); "Wells and People ..." (pp. 296-297); "Strange Times" (pp. 298-299); "Moving" (pp. 300-301); "Decay" (pp. 302-303); "Mistakes" (pp. 304-305); "Buildings" (pp. 306-307); "Celestial Sympathy" (pp. 308-309).

16. From Muffled / Υπόκωφα (1972): "Noontime", "Small Promise" (pp. 312-313); "After the Parade", "Freezing Cold" (pp. 314-315); "Real" (pp. 316-317); "Apparitions" (pp. 318-319); "Familiar Hiding Places", "Amputation" (pp. 320-321); "Among the Blind" (pp. 322-323); "Alteration Process" (pp. 324-325); "Wounded or Dead" (pp. 326-327); "Spring Noon" (pp. 328-329); "Sad Cunning" (pp. 330-331); "Out of Place" (pp. 332-333); "The End of the Performance" (pp. 334-335).

17. From The Distant / Το μακρινό (1975): "Reconstruction" (pp. 338-339); "The Distant", "Almost Complete" (pp. 340-341); "Thanks", "Toward Saturday" (pp. 342-343); "Winter Sunshine" (pp. 344-345), "The Statues in the Cemeteries" (pp. 346-347); "Attack", "Brief Dialogue" (pp. 348-349); "Testimonies", "Doubtful Stature" (pp. 350-351).

18. From The Negatives of Silence / Τα αρνητικά της σιωπής (1987): "The Uninvited", "Failure" (pp. 354-355); "Only This", "Out of Jail?" (pp. 356-357); "Hypothermia" (pp. 358-359); "Outcast", "Keeping Time" (pp. 360-361); "The Poet", "Fatherland" (pp. 362-363); "As an Epilogue" (pp. 364-365); Poet's Note (pp. 366-367).

19. From The Bare Tree / Το γυμνό δέντρο (1987): "Desolation" (pp. 370-371); "Small Chronicle" (pp. 372-373); "This Image" (pp. 374-375); "Restoration" (pp. 376-377); "Unfeasible Escape" (pp. 378-379); "Autumn Duty" (pp. 380-381); "Copy" (pp. 382-383); "Open Discussion" (pp. 384-385); "Work Table" (pp. 386-387); "Nothing More" (pp. 388-389); "Vigilance" (pp. 390-391); "Moments of Rain" (pp. 392-393); "A Strange House" (pp. 394-395); "Blown Out Lamp" (pp. 396-397); Poet's Note (pp. 398-399).

20. From Late, Very Late into the Night / Αργά, πολύ αργά μέσα στη νύχτα (1988): "Simultaneously", "Persuasion" (pp. 402-403); "Miscellaneous Items" (pp. 404-405); "Ambiguous Motion" (pp. 406-407); "In Time of Rain", "Something Abides" (pp. 408-409); "A Flowershop", "And the Poem" (pp. 410-411); "Tilled Soil", "The Black Boat" (pp. 412-413); Note (pp. 414-415).

21. From Boat Whistles / Σφυρίγματα πλοίων (1989): "The Last Summer" (pp. 418-419).