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Prokopis Pavlopoulos to Giorgos Lianis: "The executive power is unfortunately omnipotent"translated

July 27, 2026 · 1 min read

The interview of Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos with the journalist Mr. Giorgos Lianis in the Insert magazine 'Islands' of the Editors' Newspaper. "Take my word for it,

give me your hand"

Andreas Empirikos

This is my settled conclusion after reading "Stalactites", the first poetry collection of the former President of our Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

I am not a critic, but I know how difficult it is to write a good poem. I believe that "Stalactites" have many good poems in them.

T.S. Elliott said that poets are human, who must incorporate erudition into their sensibility. It is the case of Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

This means a rich mental background. That's where it draws from.

Mr. Pavlopoulos took a risk, deciding to enter the high world of Poetry. Try Impossible. Because otherwise there would be no point in its existence.

Mr. Pavlopoulos has been writing poems since he was a teenager, as he himself explains. It took decades to publish. He wasn't in a hurry. He saw Cavafy waving to him in the background and telling him: "Let's not rush. Violence is a dangerous thing."

But let's hear him explain things to…

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Ηλίας ΧατζήςPavlopoulos is right, the executive power has become very powerful in recent years and we see it every day. The fact that he wrote poems as a teenager and waited so many years to publish them, I really liked it, shows respect for the work. I will take the magazine to read "Stalactites" as well.

Χρήστος ΠαππάςI agree with Elias, the executive power has taken up too much space and you see it in everyday issues like licenses and procurement. That Pavlopoulos waited decades to release his poems really shows respect, not something you often see today. I'll get the magazine too, mainly to see how he connects poetry to his political experience.