Ioannis Polemis (; 1862 – 28 May 1924''Skrip'' newspaper. 29-5-1924, p. 4) was a Greek poet.

Life and career

Born in

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

, Polemis came from a historical Byzantine family. When he was in his twenties, some works of his were published in a

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magazine. Soon, his poems and articles were published in Greek newspapers and magazines. It is believed that he was influenced by

Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas (; ; – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Pala ...

, a famous Greek poet. In 1918, Polemis took a reward for the contributions of his work. He died in 1924 in Athens due to

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* * * 1862 births 1924 deaths Poets from Athens Modern Greek poets New Athenian School 19th-century Greek poets {{Greece-poet-stub