It is a common secret that part of the essay books circulating are essentially a collection of texts that, wholly or in part, have been previously published in magazines and newspapers or have served as speeches at events related to a book, a death, or an anniversary.

The issue is - something that is not difficult for the sufficient reader to discern - that these texts, although "commissioned", have been written with the passion, enthusiasm, or even the inspiration that the author would have had if writing them out of his own pressing need.

Clearly, this category includes the writings of the poet Evangelos Chronis, whose multifaceted interests create an incredible thematic range - and in fact, complement each other regarding the panorama of life and art - so that the venerable figure of the Ecumenical Patriarch Mr. Bartholomew stirs emotions just as much as the figures with fictional origins from the theatrical monologue "And now what do we do?", or the significant prose writer coexists harmoniously with the poet who has already been covered by oblivion.

A coexistence that is made even more harmonious by the rich expressive color palette of Evangelos Chronis, as well as a respect for words, so that despite their proper use, their sharpness remains keen and penetrating.