Komninos zervos biography of william

          Komninos Zervos (born ) is a Greek-Australian performance poet and teacher..

          Born , Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria; grew up in Richmond; has been performing his poetry since the early 1 s in venues throughout Australia.

        1. Born , Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria; grew up in Richmond; has been performing his poetry since the early 1 s in venues throughout Australia.
        2. Komninos Zervos is a Greek- Australian poet who struggled to fit in a time where Australia did not celebrate multiculturalism.
        3. Komninos Zervos (born ) is a Greek-Australian performance poet and teacher.
        4. KOMNINOS (Komninos Constantine Zervos).
        5. Leading performance poet Komninos writes for stage, street and classroom in a language of deadly humour and infectious rhythms.

          6. Komninos Zervos

          Greek-Australian performance poet and teacher

          Komninos Zervos (born 1950) is a Greek-Australianperformance poet and teacher. He was born in Richmond, Melbourne.

          Life

          Born in Melbourne in 1950, Komninos Zervos currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

          Komninos' poems are a playful combination of social commentary, autobiography and farce.

          The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there.

          He has performed poetry professionally in pubs, literary festivals, TV, radio, schools, streets, universities and prisons; published poetry in books, literary journals and anthologies; and authored animated and interactive multimedia poems for the internet.

          He is the recipient of numerous grants.

          Awards

          • 1991 Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Poetry Award for Komninos[1]
          • 1992 Australia Council/Ros Bower Community Artist of the Year.
          • 1997 Prix Ars Electronica, Austria, .Net Award, Highly Commended.
          • 2001 Electronic Literature Organisation Literature Award for poetry, Runner-up.