Poetry Collections:
* Early Works: *The Tragedy of the City* (1935), *Monologues of a Wandering Soul* (1936), *The Pyre* (1938), *The Last Days of the World* (1940), *The Return* (1943), *The Four Gospels* (1946)
* Post-War: *The Epic of the Resistance* (1945), *The Sun and the Moon* (1947), *The Children of the Sun* (1949), *The Eleni* (1953)
* Later Works: *The Fourth Dimension* (1966), *The Gates of Dawn* (1978), *The Book of the Dead* (1982), *The Dream of the Warrior* (1987)
Plays:
* *The Eleni* (1952)
Other works:
* Translations: Ritsos also translated works by other poets, such as Arthur Rimbaud, Pablo Neruda, and Federico García Lorca.
* Essays and articles: He wrote extensively on poetry and literature.
Themes in Ritsos' work:
* Social injustice and resistance: Ritsos was a committed communist, and his work often reflects his political beliefs and his experiences during the Greek Civil War.
* Love and loss: Ritsos' poetry is full of emotion, exploring the depths of love, grief, and longing.
* Nature and the human condition: He often uses nature as a metaphor for the human condition, exploring themes of mortality, the passage of time, and the cyclical nature of life.
Ritsos is considered one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century. His work has been translated into many languages and has been praised for its lyrical beauty, its emotional depth, and its commitment to social justice.