(Empeirikeion College of Andros, Greece)

Abstract: We chose the poems “Since nine o’clock” by K. P. Cavafy and “The sun encircled the thousand minarets…” by Theofanis. L. Panagiotopoulos (from the poetry collection “Black Nobel”, published by Odos Panos editions, April 2019); our aim is to highlight the timelessness of reminiscence-loneliness through the poetic work of a classic and a modern creator. The two poems will be examined, according to the principle of intertextuality, both in terms of style and thematotogy. Emphasis will be placed on the time that passes, on loneliness and its expression through images, on the elements of latent eroticism and on the dimension between fantasy and reality. Worksheets and photocopies of the two poems will be used as supervisory tools. The two poems will be analyzed by highlighting images and key phrases. The influence of K. P. Cavafy on the style of Theofanis L. (T. L.) Panagiotopoulos will also be discussed, concluding with the demonstration of continuity through time.