Author Archives: N.Ν. Trakakis

N.Ν. Trakakis

About N.Ν. Trakakis

Nektarios Nikolaos (‘Nick’) Trakakis was born in 1972 in Melbourne from Cretan parents. He studied philosophy and theology at undergraduate level, and was awarded his PhD in philosophy from Monash University in 2005. He has taught Philosophy at Monash and Deakin Universities, and he is currently a Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University. He has published two books and many journal articles on philosophical and theological themes. He has also published the following collections of poetry and prose: Tears (2005), Silent Transfigurations (2006), Via Dolorosa (2008), and Clearings (2011).

Listen

Posted on November 10, 2011 by
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Listen:
this could all be false, I know
the brilliant light in the park
on that Saturday
no promises, not today
stranger things we could not say
but you could see
the hand that held you Continue reading →

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Do relationships ever die

Posted on August 2, 2011 by
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Do relationships ever die
or do they merely fade to grey
losing their colour
their vibrant glow and fervor
refusing nevertheless to let go Continue reading →

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Greeks bearing gifts

Posted on June 18, 2011 by
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Sadly
I now depart.
Tonight we said our Goodbyes
my farewell gifted
as a discourse on Truth Continue reading →

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Saturation

Posted on June 11, 2011 by
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The sky and its thousand stars
stare back in sadness
as do I
in the pre-dawn hours
resigning the world
without sleep Continue reading →

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This morning we could sense

Posted on May 5, 2011 by
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This morning we could sense
the sun was powerless to rise
Looking outside the window
as the instructor was busy explaining
tenses and moods
our gaze fixed on the cypress tree
handfuls of snow caught in its outstretched palms
as the instructor’s voice rebounded from the walls Continue reading →

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In a time when words are wasted

Posted on May 3, 2011 by
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In a time when words are wasted. Repeatedly. In a time when one must struggle against becoming yet another living platitude. Defiantly. When everyone has depression, and pills will help you find yourself. Predictably. I look up at the skies of the infinite winter, attempting to read God’s handwriting. Confusedly. Continue reading →

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[sun sight light]

Posted on April 11, 2011 by
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sun sight light
there is no black
one step forward
two steps back
sun sight Continue reading →

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The British Museum

Posted on April 9, 2011 by
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Outshining the statues of Hathor and Ramesses II
truer to life than the coffin lids picturing Osiris, Isis and Horus
the bright Aegean light
revealing the half-clothed and voluptuous Aphrodite
Demeter seated on throne
Apollo holding kithara Continue reading →

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She who inspires

Posted on April 6, 2011 by
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She who sits there
unmoved
all evening
looking out at the planes
as they ascend and descend
what is she thinking? Continue reading →

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[so much for the sunshine]

Posted on April 5, 2011 by
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so much for the sunshine
it’s complicated
it always is
still have time for summer
but how many winters will it take
who knows Continue reading →

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Inheritance

Posted on April 2, 2011 by
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Wherever I go, whatever I do
I carry within me my Father:
that look, that sigh
of one thrown onto alien land
without hope of returning home
for home has ceased to exist. Continue reading →

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