Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 - 1933) Cavafy, one of the most prominent Greek poets, was born on April 29, 1863 and died on the same date in 1933 in Alexandria (Egypt). Here's a short biographical note by the poet himself: I am from Constantinople by descent, but I was born in Alexandria -- at a house on Seriph Street; I left very young, and spent much of my childhood in England. Subsequently I ...

Constantine P. Cavafy Ithaka The City Body Remember He Came to Read So Much I Gazed Desires Sensual Pleasures In The Harbor Their Beginning Days of 1903 Picture of 23 Old Hidden Things He Vows Of The Shop So much I gazed I've brought to Art Ithaka As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon-don't be afraid ...