Alekos Lountzis

He studied law, communication, and social anthropology in Athens and Cambridge. He works at the P. Sakellaropoulos Institute of Mental Health for Children and Adults and as a mediator. His poetry collection, Propaganda (Gavriilidis Publications, 2015), was awarded the Anagnostis Prize for Debut Collection. With Anastasia Mitropanou they co-wrote the play Lo (Municipal Theatre of Piraeus, 2018). He wrote the libretto for Visions and Wonders of General Makriyannis (Kichli Publications, 2019), an opera composed by Dimitris Maragopoulos (GNO Alternative Stage, 2019). He wrote the script and the libretto (co-author Orfeas Apergis) for The Fall of the House of Commons, a contemporary opera composed by Orestis Papaioannou (HfMT Hamburg, 2022; Athens Epidaurus Festival, 2023). His poems have been translated into four languages. His latest poetry book, The Next Us (Stigmos Publications, 2021) has been shortlisted for the main Anagnostis Poetry Prize as well as for the Chartis Prize for the Best Poetry Book.