Biography
BIOGRAPHY OF DIMITRIS P. KRANIOTIS
Dimitris P. Kraniotis was born in 15 July 1966 in Stomio, a coastal town in central Greece. He studied at the Medical School in Thessaloniki. He lives and works as a medical doctor specialized pathologist in Larissa, Greece. He is Vice-President of the Larissa Writers and Poets Society, the Editor and Director of the online poetic libraries Greek Poet, International Poet and Hellenic Words, the Editorial Director of the medical magazine Hippocrates and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Larissa Medical Association and Larissa Medical Society. He is a Member of the Hellenic Literary Society, International Society of Greek Writers, World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC), International Writers and Artists Association (IWA), United Poets Laureate International (UPLI), Union Mondiale des Ecrivains Medecins (UMEM), International Society of Poets (ISP), Poetry Society of America (PSA) and The Academy of American Poets.
Three of his poetic collections have been published: Traces (poems in Greek 1981-1984, Larissa 1985), Clay Faces (poems in Greek 1985-1989, Larissa 1992) and Fictitious Line (poems in Greek, English and French, Larissa 2005, ISBN 960-90107-1-7). His poems have been translated into English, French and Portuguese and have been published in U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Australia, Canada, India, Corea and Brazil. Central theme in his poetry is contemporary man, his impasse, his worries, his fears, his hopes and dreams. He is featured in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in 26 languages. He won a number of international literary awards in Greece, U.S.A., France and Great Britain.
Literary Awards:
In 2004, Silver Medal and 2nd Prize in Literature of the Year 2003 by the International Academy Lutece in Paris (France) for his book Clay Faces,
In 2005, Gold-Vermeil Medal and 1st Prize in Literature of the Year 2004 by the International Academy Lutece in Paris (France) for his book Traces,
In 2005, Nominee Poet Of The Year 2005 by the International Society Of Poets (U.S.A.),
In 2005, Editor's Choice Published Poet Award of the Year 2005 by the International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
In 2005, International Professional of the Year 2005 and Gold-Gilt Medal by International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (Great Britain),
In August 2005, International Poet of Merit Award, Silver Award Bowl and Bronze Medallion by the International Society Of Poets in Washington D.C. (U.S.A.),
In September 2005, Editor's Choice Award by the International Library of Poetry for his poem Ideals (U.S.A.),
In September 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Perfect of Larissa (Greece),
In October 2005, Special Award in Poetry of the Year 2005 for the poems of his book Fictitious Line in 1st Poetry Festival of Thessaloniki (Greece),
In November 2005, Person of the Month by the magazine Kappa Style of the newspaper Imerisios Kirikas, Larissa (Greece)
In December 2005, Honorary Gold-Silver Plaquette by the Larissa Medical Association Hippocrates (Greece),
In September, October, November and December 2005 and January 2006 Poet of the Month by the online magazine Art Arena, (Great Britain).
In January 2006, Gold Medal and 2nd International Prize in Literature of the year 2005 by the International Society of Greek Writers for his book Fictitious Line (Greece),
In January 2006, Golden Pen Award Winner by the online magazine Art Arena (Great Britain),
In 2006, Gold-Vermeil Medal and 1st Prize in Literature of the Year 2005 by the International Academy Lutece in Paris (France) for his book Fictitious Line,
In February 2006, Special Commendation in 4th International Poetry Competition by the online magazine First Writer for his poem Fictitious line (U.S.A.),
In March 2006, Nominee Best Poem of the Year 2005 with his poems Ideals, Illusions and The end in 2nd Muses Prize Poetry (U.S.A.),
In March 2006, Nominee Best Tragic Poem of the Year 2005 with his poem The End in 2nd Muses Prize Poetry (U.S.A.),
In March 2006, Gold Medal and 1st Prize in Poetry by the International Society of Greek Writers in the 25th Celebration of Poets (Greece),
In March 2006, Award for his book Fictitious Line as one of The Best Poetry Books of the Year 2005 by the Greek Literary Association Xasteron and the literary magazine Kelaino (Greece),
In April 2006, Author of the Week by the online magazine Muses Review (U.S.A.),
In 2006, Included in The Best Poems and Poets of 2005 with his poem Illusions by International Library of Poetry (U.S.A.),
In 2006, Included in Great Minds of the 21st Century by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
In 2006, Included in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (Great Britain),
In 2006, Included in Great Lives of the 21st Century by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (Great Britain),
In 2006, Included in Dictionary of International Biography (33rd Edition) by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge (Great Britain),
In 2006, Universal Award of Accomplishment for the Year 2006 by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.),
In 2006, Nominee Poet of the Year 2006 by the International Society of Poets (U.S.A.)
In 2006, Man of the Year 2006 by the American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.)
Websites of Dimitris P. Kraniotis:
Greek Poetry by Dimitris P. Kraniotis (The Official Website of the Greek Poet): http://www.geocities.com/dkraniotis/
Greek Poet (The International Library of Greek Poets): http://greek-poet.blogspot.com (Editor: Dimitris P. Kraniotis)
International Poet (The International Library of Contemporary Poets): http://international-poet.blogspot.com (Editor: Dimitris P. Kraniotis)
Hellenic Words (The Greek Library of Poetry): http://hellenic-words.blogspot.com (Editor: Dimitris P. Kraniotis)
Contact:
a. Postmail Address:
Dimitris P. Kraniotis
2,Panagoulis str.
41222 Larissa
Greece
b. email:
dkraniotis@yahoo.gr
