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	<title>diasporic literature spot &#187; Rodopoulos Loula S.</title>
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		<title>Amulet</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2012/05/rodopoulos/amulet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years pass prise open tomb of migration
Amulet brown roughshod stitched leather
Nestles in palm of aspiration
Flaminia buffeted across seas Piraeus to Fremantle stormy weather

Amulet brown roughshod stitched leather
Loving maternal hands prepared it in sorrow
Flaminia buffeted across seas Piraeus to Fremantle stormy weather
Her son leaves for the antipodes tomorrow <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2012/05/rodopoulos/amulet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chestnuts</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2012/01/rodopoulos/chestnuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[chestnuts brood in embers of cynicism
hiss their anger

weeds engulf railway lines
supplanted by unfinished road works
lone cinema hotel closed
denuded shops plastered with yellow For Rents signs
hospital staff unpaid closure rumoured

decaying rural properties entice foreign takeover
austerity measures elderly recall famine
hooded masses protest politicians grovel to EU
youthful gloom lines coffee bars overlooking
the bay of Nafpaktos <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2012/01/rodopoulos/chestnuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lives Momentarily Entwined</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2012/01/rodopoulos/lives-momentarily-entwined/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[lives momentarily entwined

construction of fountain – Harmony Square

            Athens hub – celebratory memorial – end of Civil War 1951

            brimming escalators link underground railway station

 

commuters in peak hour crush

                        roaring motorbikes – cars – buses

                        ceaseless merry - go - round <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2012/01/rodopoulos/lives-momentarily-entwined/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trespass Not!</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/08/rodopoulos/trespass-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five mothers in black wail
Courtroom overflows with outrage
Five mothers in black cradle photos
Villagers congregate in corridors, conspire
Five mothers in black weep
Media crews perch on window sills <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/08/rodopoulos/trespass-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Pine Tree</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/08/rodopoulos/the-pine-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laden with snow dumps, undisciplined branches,
entangled with sparking electricity wires, overhang the balcony,
camouflage the distant seascape,
plead to be pruned.
Earthquake cracked exterior, overwhelmed by its alpine girth,
thirsts for a coat of paint. <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/08/rodopoulos/the-pine-tree/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Revolving Door</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/revolving-door/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open   Shut 
In   Out 

Revolving door welcomes optimism. 
Mini-skirted struts, 
loud-mouthed business suits 
mingle with pessimism.  <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/revolving-door/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandwich</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/sandwich/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jet lagged, ordered toasted cheese sandwich
After impatient wait servile English asked
Toast Bread?
No.  A toasted cheese sandwich please!
Eyes drooping, finally served withered lettuce, ham and cheese
wedged between two slices toasted bread  <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/sandwich/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Salon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morning cacophony escorts friends through diesel fumes,
on trolleys in overload, over sleazy footpaths ready to implode ,
under bitter orange trees
to her door where coffees brews
Tortes and pastries await <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/salon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Card Games</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/card-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speculative companions
crunch village snow to kafenion
join in amiable chatter, coffee cup clatter
deft hands shuffle cards,
winnings slow <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/card-games/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shattered Dinner Plate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia, bring wine, mezethes.
Tonight we gather with hovering swallows,
flitting wrens,
grieving grasses, 
valedictory vines, 
voice less valley, 
courageous conifers,
for the blackened vigil. <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/shattered-dinner-plate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Until Next Time!</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/until-next-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dawn mist rouses him,
flings open iced shutters
embraces chilled air.
He drives to town
past cemetery gate.  <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/until-next-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chronos Suite</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/chronos-suite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valley twilight silence
shattered by Church bell.
Father asks why.
Sons, spades in hand, at cemetery gate
that screeches in protest. <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/07/rodopoulos/chronos-suite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anecdotes after reading Ritsos</title>
		<link>http://diasporic.org/2011/06/rodopoulos/anecdotes-after-reading-ritsos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They sit at the table on the balcony, stripping virgin vine stems of leaves, buds and stringy bits.  Their voices, with the rustling of the sprouting pine needles, echo in the breeze across the platiea – until the final stem is stripped. Then the aromas of the boiling saucepan – aniseed, garlic, spring onion, olive oil dressing – that blends with the breeze. <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/06/rodopoulos/anecdotes-after-reading-ritsos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saltwater in the Ink: Voices from the Australian Seas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucy Sussex gives public voice to the private thoughts, experiences and observations of selected nineteenth-century seafarers to the Australian colony. These seafarers kept a record of their voyage either as letters to loved ones left behind in England or in journal entries. The white glossy cover of Saltwater in the Ink, composed of a chair covered in red patterned fabric, a red quill, a laced decorated fan, pewter cup and barrel, is aesthetically appealing and invites exploration.  <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/06/rodopoulos/saltwater-in-the-ink-voices-from-the-australian-seas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let Them Burn!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rodopoulos Loula S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let them burn! Let them burn!
Let them pay! Let them pay!

Grey suited   stooped man  carries red rose

Stadiou Street Wednesday 5 th May
ordered to work, union syndicates claim
Marfin Egnatia Bank a burnt out shell
molotov cocktails thrown  <a class="more-link" href="http://diasporic.org/2011/06/rodopoulos/let-them-burn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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