An island in this country titles a poem whose addressee is encouraged not to be afraid of "Laestrygonians and Cyclops," and to "hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery."
A short poem by a writer from this country tells Hesperus that "my two eyes set you sailing embraced, by the side of my true heart's star," before repeating, "I know the night no longer." A long poem from this country declares, "Fate of the innocent, you are my fate!" in a section that opens, "This then is I." Those works are by a poet from this country who was called "sun-drinking poet" due to perceived optimism in his first collection, Orientations. A poem written in this country's language urges a man to "go firmly to the window" to listen to the music of an invisible procession and to "say goodbye to (*) her, to the Alexandria you are losing." An island in this country titles a poem whose addressee is encouraged not to be afraid of "Laestrygonians and Cyclops," and to "hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery." For 10 points, name this country that produced the poets of To Axion Esti, "The God Abandons Antony," and "Ithaka," Odysseas Elytis and Constantine Cavafy.
A short poem by a writer from this country tells Hesperus that "my two eyes set you sailing embraced, by the side of my true heart's star," before repeating, "I know the night no longer.
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