Almanac Poetry: ‘An Old Man’ – C.P. Cavafy

Constantine P. Cavafy (1863 – 1933) was a Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant. He published 154 poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his fortieth birthday.

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Kevin Densley says

    A fine poem, indeed!

  2. Colin Ritchie says

    It conveys a lot, especially as one is getting older. There are a number of different translations of this poem – all very good – and it was difficult to select the best one,.

  3. That’s great, I’m doing some work with older people and some of their comments and reflections tie into these words so aptly. Do as much as you can whilst you can.
    Thx for sharing.

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