Poet, Architect

Born in Athens, Phoebe Giannisi is a professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly, as well as a poet and architect. She has authored eight poetry books, including Οµηρικά (Athens: 2009), which was also published also in German (Homerika, translated by Dirk Uwe Hansen, Reinecke und Voss: 2016). Three of her books have been published in English, translated by Brian Sneeden: Homerica, World Poetry Books, 2017 (selected by Anne Carson as a Favorite Book of 2017 in The Paris Review), Cicada, New Directions, 2022 and Chimera, New Directions, 2024.

As an architect, Giannisi holds a PhD in Classics (Lyon II-Lumière), which was published as Récits des Voies. Chant et Cheminement en Grèce archaïque (Grenoble: 2008). Her work in Eco-Poetics transverses the borders between various media, exploring the poetics of voice, body and place through performances, video and sound works, and poetic installations.

Phoebe Giannisi – Official Website