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Katerina Gogou

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Βorn in Athens, Greece. One of her books was translated into English, "Three clicks left" in the United States in 1983 by Jack Hirschman and published by "Night Horn Books" in San Francisco. The Greek title was, 'Τρία κλικ αριστερά', and first published by Kastaniotis in 1978. Her poetry was known for its rebellious and anarchist content.

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