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Dimitris P. Kraniotis is an award-winning
Greek poet. He was born in 15 July 1966 in Stomio, a coastal town in central Greece. He studied at the Medical School in Thessaloniki. He lives and works as a Medical Doctor (Physician) Specialist in Internal Medicine in Larissa, Greece.
He is Doctor of Literature (Litt.D.), Founder and President of the World Poets Society (W.P.S.), Editor and Director of the online poetic libraries "Greek Poet", "International Poet" and "Hellenic
Words", Editorial Director of the Greek medical magazine "Hippocrates", President of the Economic and Social Council of the Prefecture of
Larissa, a Member of the Editorial Board of the Greek literary magazine "Graphi" and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Larissa Medical
Association and Larissa Medical Society.
He is a Member of several
organizations including the Hellenic Literary Society, International Society of Greek Writers,
Larissa Writers and Poets Society (former Vice-President and President),
Greek Society of Medical Writers, World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC), World Congress of Poets (WCP),
United Poets Laureate International (UPLI),
International Writers and Artists Association (IWA),
Union Mondiale des Ecrivains
Medecins (UMEM), The Academy of American Poets,
International Society of Poets (ISP), Poetry Society of America (PSA), Poetas del Mundo (Chile) and Bilingual Poets and Writers for Peace
(Argentina). Also he is 2007 Poetry Ambassador (by the National Poetry Month Committee, USA) and Love Ambassador (by The Love Foundation, USA).
Four of his poetic collections have been
published:
"Traces" (poems in Greek), Larissa, Greece 1985,
"Clay Faces" (poems in Greek), Larissa, Greece, 1992 ,
"Fictitious Line" (poems in Greek and
translated into English and French), Larissa, Greece 2005 and
"Dunes" (selected poems translated into French and Romanian), Bucharest, Romania 2007.
Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man,
his impasse, his worries, his fears, his hopes and dreams. His poems have
been translated into English, French, Romanian, Serbian, Dutch and Portuguese.
He has won a number of international literary
awards for his poetry (in Greece, USA, UK, France and India), which has been
published (in books, newspapers, anthologies, journals and magazines) in many
countries around the World (USA, UK, Romania, India, Algeria, China, Korea, Brazil, Mongolia, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Belgium, South Africa, Italy, Nigeria, Argentina, Taiwan, El Salvador & Turkey).
He is featured in several encyclopedias
(the free encyclopedia "Wikipedia"
in 35 languages, the Greek encyclopedia "Live Pedia", the "Big Encyclopedia
of New Greek Literature of Haris Patsis" and the "Who is Who in Greece").
Awards and
Honors:
1.In
2004, Silver Medal in Section "Letters" and 2nd
Poetry Prize for 2003 for his poetry book "Clay Faces" by the "Academie Internationale de Lutece" in Paris (France),
2. In 2005, Gold-Vermeil Medal in Section
"Letters" and 1st Poetry Prize for 2004 for his
poetry book "Traces" by the "Academie
Internationale de Lutece"
in Paris (France),
3. In 2005, Nominee "Poet Of The
Year 2005" by the International Society of Poets (USA),
4. In 2005, "International Poet of
Merit Award" for 2005, Silver Award Bowl and Medallion by the
International Society of Poets in Washington DC (USA),
5. In 2005, Included with his poem
"Ideals" in "Poem for Peace" by the International Library
of Poetry, (U.S.A.),
6. In 2005, "Editor's Choice
Award" by the International Library of Poetry for his poem
"Ideals" (USA),
7. In 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Perfect of Larissa (Greece),
8. In 2005, "Special Award in Poetry
for the Year 2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" in
"1st Poetry Festival of Thessaloniki" (Greece),
9. In November 2005, "Person of the
Month" by the magazine "Kappa Style" of the newspaper "Imerisios Kirikas",
Larissa (Greece),
10. In 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Larissa Medical Association
"Hippocrates" (Greece),
11. In 2005, "Editor's Choice
Published Poet Award" for 2005 by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
12. In 2005 and 2006 "Poet of the
Month" for 5 months by the online magazine "Art Arena" (UK),
13. In 2006, "Gold Medal" and
"2nd International Prize in Literature for the year 2005" by the
International Society of Greek Writers for his poetrybook
"Fictitious Line" (Greece),
14. In 2006, "Golden Pen Award"
Winner by the online magazine "Art Arena" (UK),
15. In 2006, "International Professional
of the Year 2005" and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (UK),
16. In 2006, Gold-Vermeil Medal in Section "Letters" and
1st Poetry Prize for 2005 for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by
the "Academie Internationale
de Lutece" in Paris (France),
17. In 2006, "Special
Commendation" Winner in "4th International Poetry Competition"
by the online magazine "First Writer" for his poem "Fictitious
line" (U.S.A.),
18. In 2006, Included in "The Best
Poems and Poets of 2005" with his poem "Illusions" by the
International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
19. In 2006, Included in "2000
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" and Medal by the
International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (UK),
20. In 2006, Included in "Great
Minds of the 21st Century" and Medal by the American Biographical
Institute (U.S.A.),
21. In 2006, "The Marie Curie
Award" for 2006 and Medal by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (UK),
22. In 2006, Nominee "Best Poem of
the Year 2005" his poems "Ideals", "Illusions" and
"The end" (the only one poet outside USA of 13 poets on the nomination short
list) in "2nd Muses Prize - Poetry" (U.S.A.)
23. In 2006, Nominee
"Best Tragic Poem of the Year 2005" (one of the four poems on the
nomination short list) his poem "The End" in "2nd Muses Prize
- Poetry" (U.S.A.),
24. In 2006, "Gold Medal" and
"1st Prize in Poetry" by the International Society of Greek Writers
in the "25th Celebration of Poets", in Athens (Greece),
25. In 2006, "Best Poetry Book of
the Year 2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" by the
Greek Literary Association "Xasteron" and
the literary magazine "Kelaino" in Athens
(Greece),
26. In April 2006, "Author of the
Week" by the online magazine "Muses Review" (U.S.A.),
27. In April 2006, Included in
"Great Lives of the 21st Century" and Medal by the International
Biographical Centre of Cambridge (UK),
28. In 2006, "Universal Award of
Accomplishment" for 2006 by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
29. In 2006, "1st Poetry
Prize" by the International Society of Greek Writers in "1st
International Festival of Literature and Art", in Athens (Greece),
30. In 2006, "Special
Commendation" Winner in "6th Greek Literary Competition" by
the Keratsini Society of Arts, Science and Culture,
in Athens (Greece),
31. In 2006, Nominee "Poet of the
Year 2006" by the International Society of Poets (U.S.A.),
32. In June 2006, "Poet of the
Month" by the online magazine "Muses Review" (U.S.A.),
33. In 2006, Included in "500
Greatest Geniuses of the 21st Century" and Medal by the American
Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
34. In 2006, "International Poet of
Merit Award" for 2006, Special Crystal Award and Medallion by the
International Society of Poets in Las Vegas (U.S.A.),
35. In 2006, Honorary Double Plaquette (Silver book) by the Mayor of Evrymenes (Greece),
36. In 2006, Honorary Gold-Silver Platter
by the Cultural Association of Stomio (Greece),
37. In July 2006, "Best Poetry of
the Month" for his poem "Illusions" by the Bilingual MCA Poets
and Writers for Peace (Argentina),
38. In August 2006, "Poet of the
Month" and Nominee "Poet of the Year 2006" by the online
magazine "Poetry in a Cup" (U.S.A.),
39. In 2006, "Man of the Year
2006" and Medal by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
40. In 2006, "2nd Muses
Prize - Poetry" Winner: "Best Multilingual Poetry Book of Year
2005" for his poetry book "Fictitious Line" in Greek, English
and French (U.S.A.),
41. In December 2006, "Poet of the
Week" by the online magazine "Boloji"
(India),
42. In 2006, "Best Poetry book
of Year 2006" for his book
"Fictitious Line" by the Greek Cultural Association "The Cafe
of Ideas" and the "Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Greek and 2nd
International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamis Island (Greece),
43. In 2006, "1st Poetry
Prize" in 22nd Greek Literary Competition "Sikelianos"
by the Greek Cultural Association "The Cafe of Ideas" and the
"Greek Club UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands" in "22nd Greek and 2nd
International Symposium of Poetry and Literature" in Salamis Island (Greece),
44. In 2006, "Editor's Choice
Published Poet Award" for 2006 and Medallion "Editor's Choice Poet
Scholar" by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
45. In 2007, "Gold Medal" and
"1st Prize in Poetry" by the International Society of Greek Writers
in the "26th Celebration of Poets", in Athens (Greece),
46. In 2007, Nominee "Poet of the
Year 2007" by the International Society of Poets (U.S.A.),
47. In 2007, "Man of the Year
2007" and Medal by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
48. In 2007, "2006 Who’s Who Golden
Poet Award Medallion" by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
49. In 2007, "2007 Poetry
Ambassador" and Medal by the National Poetry Month Committee of the
International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
50. In 2007, "Love Ambassador"
by The Love Foundation Inc. (U.S.A.),
51. In May 2007, Winner of the
"Poets Choice Contest " (Monthly Most Votes) for his poem
"Fictitious Line" by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
52. In June 2007, “Award for Excellence
in Poetry”, Medal and Certificate of Merit by the United Poets Laureate
International (UPLI) in the 20th World Congress of
Poets in Montgomery, Alabama (U.S.A.),
53. In June 2007, Honorable
Mention for his poem "To the Dead Poet of Obscurity" by the United
Poets Laureate International (UPLI) in UPLI Poetry Contest of the 20th World Congress of Poets
in Montgomery, Alabama (U.S.A.),
54. In July 2007, He was one of two
nominations for "The Balkan Grand Prize for Poetry" of Year 2007 by
the International Academy Orient-Occident in the 11th International Festival
"Curtea de Arges
Poetry Nights" in Bucharest and Curtea de Arges (Romania),
55. In September 2007, "Honorary
Doctorate Degree of Literature" and Gold Medal by the World Academy of
Arts & Culture (WAAC) in the XXVII World
Congress of Poets in Chennai (India).
Visit his Official Website and his Blog.
The
Official Website of Dimitris P. Kraniotis:
Greek Poetry by Dimitris
P. Kraniotis
The blog of Dimitris P. Kraniotis: Dunes
Contact:
a. Postmail Address:
Dimitris
P. Kraniotis
2,Panagoulis str.
41222 Larissa
Greece
b. email:
dkraniotis@yahoo.gr
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