Manolis Anagnostakis (Greek: Μανώλης Αναγνωστάκης; * 10 March 1925 in Thessaloniki – 22 June 2005 in Athens) was a Greek existentialist poet.
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Anagnostakis initially studied medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and later practiced as a radiologist. During World War II and the subsequent civil wars, he was an active member of the resistance movement. After a military court sentenced him to death, he spent many years in prison and exile.
He began his writing career in 1944 with articles in the magazine Xekinima. His first volume of poetry, titled Epoch I, was published in 1945. Further volumes in this cycle followed in 1948 and 1951. He published a second series of poems between 1956 and 1962.
His works have been set to music by composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Angeliki Ionatou, and Michalis Grigoriou.
In 2002, he received the Greek Special Prize for Literature
