C. P. Cavafy

Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds on which you lay, but also those desires which for yo... Read more

That was the year when he stayedWithout work, for a living playedCards, or backgammon; or borrowed and never paid.He wa... Read more

When suddenly, at midnight, you hearan invisible procession going bywith exquisite music, voices,don’t mourn your luck t... Read more

 I never found them again—all lost so quickly...the poetic eyes, the pale face...in the darkening street... I never foun... Read more

Just because we've torn their statues down,and cast them from their temples,doesn't for a moment mean the gods are dead.... Read more

What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum?      The barbarians are due here today.Why isn’t anything going on in t... Read more

Like beautiful bodies of the dead, who had not grown oldand they shut them with tears, in a magnificent mausoleum,with r... Read more

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Publishe... Read more

Today’s Quotation is care of C. P. Cavafy. Listen in! C.P. Cavafy is widely considered the most distinguished Greek poet... Read more

Gregory Jusdanis, Humanities Distinguished Professor of Classics, researches modern Greek literature and culture, includ... Read more