Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria

Lecturer: Dean Kalimniou
Entry: Free

In the last lecture of Season 2 of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, Dean Kalimniou looks at the lives and works of two of Greece's most prominent politicians and how they influenced the development of Greek politics.

Biography

Dean Kalimniou is the director of Toorak Law, a law firm specializing in corporate insolvency.

He is also a well known poet and short story writer within the Greek community. He has published four poetry collections Kipos Esokleistos ("Garden Enclosed") (2003), Alexipyrina ("Flameproof") (2004), Apteros Niki ("Wingless Victory") (2008), Anisixasmos (2010) and Plektani, which will be launched at the GOCMV in May. His weekly column Diatribe in Neos Kosmos is also widely read.

Dean Kalimniou has free-lanced for various Australian and Greek journals such as Etchings and Ardin and has also translated various works of prominent Greek-Australian authors from Greek into English, as well as working on the scripts of Greek-Australian short film director Peter Stephanides.