This poem opens the poetry collection METΡŌ (METRO) by Charidimos Kiosterakis, published by Enypnio in October 2025. It explores how a survivor reflects on a past war. To evoke the atmosphere of a war zone, the poem incorporates visual poetry techniques, such as vertically arranged bombs. These techniques aim to make the chaos of the battlefield visible and to convey the cruelty of war as a form of resistance against it.
The project is part of the subthemes Writing After – Catastrophe, Memory, and the Archive of Loss, Unruly Forms – Experiments in the Poetic Wild.
Author
Charidimos Kiosterakis
Charidimos Kiosterakis (Heraklion, Crete, 1994) holds degrees in Mathematics (B.Sc.) and Computer Science (M.Sc.). His recent artistic practice centers on visual and concrete poetry, where he investigates the intersections of language, form, and perception. In 2024 he was shortlisted for the Thraca Award with his manuscript Μαμά, δεν θα πηδήξω από το μπαλκόνι· υπόσχομαι (Mom, I won’t jump off the balcony, I promise), which was subsequently expanded and published by Ενύπνιο as METΡŌ. His work has appeared in literary festivals and online literary journals.
