Vassiliki Rapti, born and raised in Greece, did graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, and Washington University in St. Louis, where she earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with an Emphasis in Drama. In addition to various academic publications, she is the author of the bilingual poetry collection Transitorium (Somerset Hall Press, 2015) and, most recently, Bathed in Moonlight (Čevená Barva Press, 2023). Her poetry and translations have been published in various international journals.

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