Constantine Cavafy
(1863–1933)

Constantine Cavafy was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Both of his parents were Greek, and he spent much of his childhood in Liverpool, England. After the death of his father, Cavafy moved to Greece with his mother. He started writing poetry during his teen years. He had a very unique style that made him not only an important figure in Greek poetry, but also in Western poetry. He had a very quiet career as he chose to circulate his poetry among friends. Many of Cavafy's poems were first published without dates before World War II and reprinted in 1949.

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