Writing · Writer · Poem · Original Story
Born May 1, 1909 · Monemvasia, Greece
Active 1991–1990 · Awards: Order of Friendship of Peoples, Lenin Peace Prize, Golden Wreath, honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II
Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.