We will rise again beneath the walls of Knossos
And in Delphi the centre of the world
We will rise again in the harsh light of Crete

We will rise where words
Are the names of things
Where outlines are clear and vivid
There in the sharp light of Crete

We will rise where stone the stars and time
Are the kingdom of man
We will rise to stare straight at the earth
In the clean light of Crete

For it is good to clarify the heart of man
And to lift the black exactness of the cross
In the white light of Crete

By Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, (1919-2004), a Portuguese woman poet from Porto

 

I like this poem because it is full of images and it is about Crete and Delphi, the centre of the world. Stefanos Galatis

In my opinion—as expressed at the First Conference of the Research Network on Literature—this poem is trying to highlight the case of Modern Greek culture in contemporary Portuguese poetry. Nick Gidaris

My second favourite poem. I understand what the poet is trying to say: When we fail, we must and we will rise! John Markou