Dimitris P. Kraniotis was born in 1966 in Stomio (Larissa) in central Greece. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He lives in Larissa (Greece) and works as a medical doctor (internal medicine specialist).He is the author of 9 poetry books in Greece and abroad: “Traces” (Greece 1985), “Clay Faces” (Greece 1992), “Fictitious Line” (Greece 2005, “Dunes” (Romania 2007), “Endogram” (Greece 2010), “Edda” (Romania 2010), “Illusions” (Romania 2010), “Leaves Vowels” (Italy 2017) and “Tie of Public Decency” (Greece 2018). Also he is the Editor-in-chief of the international anthology in English “World Poetry 2011” (205 poets from 65 countries). He has won many international awards for his poetry which has been translated in 25 languages and published in anthologies & magazines in many countries around the World. He was invited and he has participated in several International Poetry Festivals. He is Academician in Italy, Doctor of Literature by World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC),President Emeritus of World Congress of Poets by United Poets Laureate International (UPLI), President of 22nd World Congress of Poets (Greece 2011), President of World Poets Society (WPS), Founder and Director of Mediterranean Poetry Festival (Larissa, Greece),World Honorary President of Union Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE),Ambassador of the Movement Poetas del Mundo to Greece, Chairman of the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN Greeceand member of World Poetry Movement (WPM), Hellenic Literary Society, National Society of Greek Literary Writers, etc. His official website: http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com/