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         Biography:  
        
          
            "Dimitris P. Kraniotis is an award-winning international 
              poet and writer. He is the author of 3 poetry books: "Traces" 
              (1985), "Clay Faces" (1992) and "Fictitious Line" 
              (2005). 
              He was born in 1966 in Stomio, a coastal town in central Greece. 
              He studied at the Medical School in Thessaloniki. He lives and works 
              as a medical doctor specialized pathologist in Larissa, Greece. 
              He is President of World Poets Society (W.P.S), Editor & Director 
              of 3 online poetic libraries ("Greek Poet", "International 
              Poet", "Hellenic Words"), Editorial Director of the 
              medical magazine "Hippocrates" and a Member of the Board 
              of Directors of the Larissa Medical Association and Larissa Medical 
              Society. He is a Member of the Hellenic Literary Society, International 
              Society of Greek Writers, Larissa Writers' and Poets' Society (former 
              Vice-President), World Academy of Arts and Culture (W.A.A.C.), International 
              Writers and Artists Association (I.W.A.), United Poets Laureate 
              International (U.P.L.I.), Union Mondiale des Ecrivains Medecins 
              (U.M.E.M.), International Society of Poets (I.S.P.), Poetry Society 
              of America (P.S.A.), The Academy of American Poets and Poetas del 
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         His poems have been translated into English, 
          French, Dutch and Portuguese and have been published in U.S.A., Great 
          Britain, India, Algeria, Korea, Brazil, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, 
          Belgium and Italy. 
          Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man, his impasse, his worries, 
          his fears, his hopes and dreams. He is featured in the online encyclopedia 
          “Wikipedia” in 28 languages and the online Greek encyclopedia 
          “Live Pedia”. He won a number of international literary 
          awards in Greece, U.S.A., France and Great Britain." 
        Links: 
         
          The Poet's Official Website: http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com/ 
          World Poets Society (W.P.S.): http://world-poets.blogspot.com/ 
          International Poet: http://international-poet.blogspot.com/ 
          Greek Poet: http://greek-poet.blogspot.com/ 
          Hellenic Words: 
          http://hellenic-words.blogspot.com/ 
          Dunes: http://dkraniotis.blogspot.com/ 
          
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