Greekling by Kostya Tsolakis
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023 pamphlet “Whether he is looking back

“Whether he is looking back fondly on the seemingly mundane details of a working-class childhood or exploring the vastness of interstellar space

shadow and light

Parliament is battling the King

deeply humane and spiritually profound

and shows us how we can learn to live

Greekling by Kostya Tsolakis<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION WINTER 2023</b> pamphlet “Whether he is looking backGreekling, the much anticipated debut poetry collection by Kostya Tsolakis, celebrates and commemorates damaged and rejected Greek bodies, be they of flesh and blood, made of marble, or natural bodies. In intertwining Greek culture, history and poetic influences with the contemporary queer experience, this collection is perceptive, lyrical, and deeply evocative of time and place. From an Athenian childhood to a closeted adolescence in the shadow of