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П.O.


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Katerini, Greece
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П. O. (or Pi O, born 1951) is an Australian, working class, anarchist, poet of Greek origin.[1]

Born in Katerini, Greece, П. O. came to Australia with his family around 1954. After time in Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, the family moved to the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.

П. O. was inspired to start writing poetry in 1970 when he heard Johnny Cash reciting (religious) poetry while tuning his guitar. П. O. thought he could do as well or better. His work ranges from standup-type rants to 'conceptual' page poetry and concrete poetry, with a heavy emphasis on wordplay and capturing the vitality of everyday speech. Thematically, he commonly portrays the issues of non-Anglo-Celtic working class life.[2]

He has had numerous books pu
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Average rating: 4.16 · 19 ratings · 4 reviews · 5 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Tour

4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Big Numbers

4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Heide

3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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24 Hours

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996
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П. O. Revisited.

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1976
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