Vasiliki Karatasiou is a distinguished Greek poetess whose work reflects both the richness of Hellenic tradition and a deep sensitivity to the human spirit. A professor of Greek Literature, she has dedicated her academic and creative life to nurturing a love for language, culture, and poetry.
As president of E.LO.SY.L. (Union of Writers and Poets of Larissa), she plays a vital role in fostering literary expression and supporting the artistic community in her hometown. Her leadership has helped elevate Larissa as a vibrant center of contemporary Greek letters.
Beyond her literary achievements, Vasiliki’s greatest passion lies in education. Holding a Master of Science in Special Education, she is especially devoted to children with learning difficulties, striving to create inclusive opportunities that empower them to flourish both academically and personally.
Her voice also reaches the wider public through her role as presenter of the television program “Spiritual Thessalia”, where she highlights cultural, literary, and spiritual themes that inspire reflection and dialogue.
Through her poetry, teaching, and public presence, Vasiliki Karatasiou embodies the union of art and compassion, leaving a lasting imprint on both Greek literature and the lives of those she touches.
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These poems by Vasiliki Karatasiou weave together a tender vision of peace, innocence, and hope, offering a lyrical protest against war and a emotional plea for unity. In A rain of tears, the image of rain mingling with the sorrow of suffering people becomes a powerful metaphor for collective grief and the longing for a rainbow of reconciliation to appear in the sky. The ladder of the sky captures the voice of a child who wishes to climb toward God, not in search of personal salvation but to beg for the protection of children and the end of violence, a poignant reminder of the vulnerability and courage of youth. In All the world tied in a rope, the poet imagines binding humanity together with love, creating a vast embrace where every hand is joined, every soul is united, and peace becomes a shared destiny. Finally, The book of wishes celebrates the innocence of children who spell out peace across its pages, painting a vision of a world where the purest voices remind us of the most essential truth. Together, these poems form a gentle yet urgent call for compassion, solidarity, and the dream of a world where love and peace prevail.
A rain of tears
Since last night it has been raining constantly as if the weather was an allied of innocent people.
The rain was so strange
this time. It was completely
unusual.
Someone said that it was mixed with the hot tears of
suffered people in the east.
The rain became quickly a real river to wash the shame of war and to protest against it.
Can someone inform me,
please, when the rainbow will appear in the blue sky again.
Written by Vasiliki Karatasiou
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The ladder of the sky
I don’t want to pray in my bedside tonight.
I want to climb into the ladder of the sky to reach God for once in my life.
I want to ask him to stop
the war, to protect the little children and to save the whole world.
Please, wish me: “Good luck” to climb into the sky, just because I am a little child and I am afraid of the height!
Written by Vasiliki Karatasiou
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All the world tied in a rope!
Taking a long skein of rope,
I want to tie with love the whole world.
Everyone will give his hand to the other and holding the rope tightly together,
will go ahead in life united as a team, making a huge hug, being all a sensitive, peaceful soul.
In this rope, I shall be tied myself, of course and I shall call and you, my precious fiend, to be tied and spread love around the world!
Written by Vasiliki karatasiou
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The book of wishes
A beautiful book has opened for me, to write and colour the most interesting things of my life.
Each page is about Peace and they said that small children have coloured it!
From the beginning to the end small children only one word spell and this is
P-E-AC-E everywhere!
Written by Vasiliki Karatasiou
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