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Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy (; 13 September 1889 – 17 June 1960) was a French poet whose works were inspired by and subsequently proceeded to influence the provocative art movements of the day, Surrealism, Dadaism and Cubism. The loneliness and spiritual apprehension that ran through his poetry appealed to the Surrealist credo. He, though, remained independent of the prevailing “isms,” searching for something beyond their definitions. His writing matured into a mystical mission seeking, as he wrote: “the sublime simplicity of reality."
") in 1963 and for "Δυοειδή λόγο" in 1980. In 1983 he was awarded the Athens' Academy Award for "Ασώματη".
His work is unique amidst the generation raised during the war in displaying a pronounced lyrical tendency, and a repertory of autonomous images reminiscent of Pierre Reverdy. During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, he participated in the regular meetings hosted by Andreas Embirikos and his wife Matsi Hatzilazarou hold in their house along with Nikos Engonopoulos, Odysseas Elytis, Nikos Gatsos, Miltos