Avgi Lilli (1980) is a Greek-Cypriot writer based in Nicosia, Cyprus. She writes poetry and microfiction. She has published two poetry collections in Greek; The Slaughter of the Century (Athens, Thraca, 2018; 2nd edition 2020) and Rough notes on a life vest (Nicosia, Armida, 2011). Part of her work is translated into English, Turkish and Spanish. As a poet she focuses on the deconstruction (“distillation”) of language and meaning, while also exploring the multidisciplinary aspects of poetry and its interaction with visual and performance art. She has participated in the European Poetry Festival (London, 2019) and her work «The poet’s alphabet book» (2018, 10X12 cm, letraset on canvas) is included in the collection Imago Mundi Cyprus Collection Fondazione Benetton, Treviso, Italy. 

 

Lilli also writes for the cinema (short film scripts) and the theatre (dramatic monologues and short plays). She studied Classics and Modern Greek Philology (University of Cyprus) and holds a PhD in Modern Greek Philology (University of Athens, 2017).  

www.avgililli.com