Presentation of the poetry collection "Ek Vakcheias Monogenesis"
The first poetry collection in our country and in Europe presented in Braille, sign language, and international signs. This pioneering approach ensures not only access to new dimensions of literature but also the ability to read for people with disabilities.
“Free access to reading marks progress and unity!”
Greetings from organizations and associations.
Speakers
Soula Antoniou
Sociologist, academic, Vice President of ESE.
Eirini Pantazi
President of the National Council of Greek Women, former Deputy Appeals Court Prosecutor, Author.
Stayroula Kousteni
PhD in Public Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
Konstantinos Fais
Visual artist of the poetry collection “Ek Vakcheias Monogenesis.”
Stayros Papamarinopoulos
Former Professor of Geophysics at the University of Patras, Member of the National Council for Research and Technology (2004-2010), President of the Society for Ancient Greek Mythology.
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The Response of the Mass Media
he Poetry Collection that Marks a New Era in Literature
They talked about the poetry collection
The poetic reflection of Devterigou exudes a passion for truth and beauty, evokes romantic pain, contains a pious desire for knowledge, and ensures that the memory of Greek antiquity remains alive amidst the tumult of destructive events we are experiencing and the meaningless things that surround us. In other words, her spirit and ethos, the humanitarian values that once gave meaning to the lives of people, continue to resonate.
Soula AntoniouSociologist, academic, Vice President of ESE.
The poetess, with her vibrant personality and restless spirit, brought something different to poetry, education, and culture. She generously fulfilled the desire of blind and deaf individuals for better and higher-quality services, making her poetry collection accessible, and inspired others to follow her example. For this commendable effort, she deserves heartfelt congratulations. I hope her poetry collection will also be embraced by the wider public, beyond the blind and deaf, so that along with the knowledge of the poems, the awareness of the need for an inclusive society will spread—one that will neither disregard nor exclude, but will be supportive and compassionate towards people with disabilities.
Eirini PantaziPresident of the National Council of Greek Women, former Deputy Appeals Court Prosecutor, Author.
...A compass in charting a hopeful path towards the universal implementation of accessibility for all in Greek letters and, in general, in culture, is the work for which we are gathered in this room—the poetry collection by Ms. Devterigou. Without her deep belief in everyone's right to access poetry with terms of universal accessibility, we, people with disabilities, would not have had the opportunity to hold this book in our hands and read it like everyone else.
Stayroula KousteniPhD in Public Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), official at the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR).
The poetess Sofia Devterigou has delved into the intellectual treasures of ancient Greek mythology and, inspired by it, wrote her charming book Notebook for Children, as well as her poetry collection titled Ek Vakcheias Monogenesis.
Stayros PapamarinopoulosFormer Professor of Geophysics at the University of Patras, Member of the National Council for Research and Technology (2004-2010), President of the Society for Ancient Greek Mythology.
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