Anna Griva was born in Athens, where she lives and works. She studied Philology in Athens and Sciences and History of Literature in Rome. She has a PhD on Italian Renaissance Literature. She has published five poetry collections. The most recent one, entitled Demons (Melani, 2020), was honored with an Award by the Academy of Athens. She has also published a collection of short stories (The Animal Gods, Kichli, 2021) and a historical novel (Exiled Queens, Melani, 2021). Her poems and short stories have been translated into many languages, in magazines, anthologies and standalone volumes. She translates Italian literature, with an emphasis on female renaissance poetry. The translation of the poems of Laura Battiferra was honored in 2020 by the Italian Institute of Athens. She has published a study (together with Markos Dendrinos) on the Platonic Parmenides (Plato’s Parmenides, Ontology of one in the Platonic theory of ideas, Zetros, 2021) and a monograph on the Sapphic poetry (Aphrodites, Smili, 2022).