Maria A. Rodopoulou

Maria Rodopoulou was born in 1965 and lives in Athens with her partner and their two children. She studied at the Athens University of Economics and Business and works as an analyst-programmer for commercial applications. She is a member of the editorial team of the literary magazine "Sodeia." She maintains her own personal website online. Maria is involved in translating English poetry and prose and has translated works by Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Ann Sexton for print and digital magazines. She also translated Sarah Kane's "4:48 Psychosis," which was published in full in the digital magazine vakxikon.gr. Her books include: - "Dark Performances," dark gothic poetry, published by Sympantikes Diadromes in 2007, which was nominated for the state poetry award in 2008. - "The Book of the Dead - The Eighth Horizon," prose poetry, published by Sympantikes Diadromes, 2008. - "Optional and Untidy," published by Armos, erotic poetry, 2008. - "Isidora The Walking Tree," prose poetry, published by Sympantikes Diadromes, 2009. - "Gathering of Demons, Scattering of Gods," prose poetry, self-published and freely distributed, 2010. - "I Am Many," poetry collection, published by Ideogramma, 2013. - "Obstacle Wings," poetry collection, published by Vakxikon.gr, 2013. - "Lonely Protoplasts," poetic dialogue, self-published, 2014. - "Lowering," poetry collection, digital edition, 2015. - "Annabella Lamont - The Girl of Diesis," novel, published by Bookstars, 2016. Under the pseudonym "Melissa Harlloween" and in collaboration with Francine Queen (pseudonym of Francis Papoutsaki), she co-authored the short story collection "Little Steps to Hell," published by Lykofos (2017).