Katerina Gogou did poetry in a time when other "poets" did public relations. Above all, she herself was poetry. Amongst pills, drinks, burned cigarettes, ghettos, betreyals...
She was born in Athens. From a young age she worked as an actress in theatre and the movies, mostly in films by the company Finos Films. Her first poetry book was Three clicks to the left and was published in 1978. She also published the books 'Idionimo (1980), The Wooden Coat (1982), Absentees (1986), The month of frozen grapes (1988).
As Leonidas Hristakis mentions, Katerina was outside of any kind of publishing and artistic cliques - for this reason you'll rarely see her mentioned by the (deceitful) media. She committed suicide in 1993 at the age of 53...
H Katerina Gwgoy ekane poihsh se mia epoxh poy oi alloi "poihtes" ekanan dhmosies sxeseis. Panw apo ola htan h idia poihsh. Anamesa se xapia, pota, sbhsmena tsigara, ftwxogeitonies, prodosies...
Gennh8hke sthn A8hna. Apo mikrh doylepse san h8opoios sto 8eatro kai ston kinhmatografo, kyriws se tainies ths Finos Films. To prwto ths biblio me poihmata htan to "Tria klik aristera" kai bghke to 1978. Ebgale epishs ta biblia "Idiwnymo"(1980)," To 3ylino palto"(1982)," Apontes"(1986)," O mhnas twn pagwmenwn stafyliwn"(1988).
Opws anaferei o Lewnidas Xrhstakhs, h Katerina htan e3w apo ka8e loghs ekdotika kai kallitexnika kyklwmata kai klikes kai giayto spania 8a deite na anaferontai se aythn sta Mesa Mazikhs Parapliroforisis. Aytoktonhse to 1993 me xapia se hlikia 53 xronwn...