Angel Frankestein: memory, poetry and migration

George Mouratidis is launching his first poetry collection, Angel Frankestein, in Melbourne on Wednesday the 28th of November. He spoke to SBS Greek about his memories as a second generation Greek-Australian, the neighborhoods of his childhood, bilingualism, dreams and aspirations of his generation but also of generations gone by.

Angel Frankestein is George Mouratidis first poetry collection (Supplied) Source: Supplied

George Mouratidis' verses, gentle and sharp, cradle and smash at the same time. He asks questions that linger unuttered on our lips:

I hear you, σύντροφε

                  because the thought of ever burying you leaves me lost –

What do I do then? What happens to The Struggle

                                                    when you stop coming around?

     There will be nowhere near enough

                        carnations in this world, none

                                        red enough to cover you.