Yorgos Alisanoglou (Kavala, 1975) is a poet, translator and publisher. He studied Sociology and Political Science and completed postgraduate studies in International Relations and Social Policy. He lives in Thessaloniki, Greece. In November 2005 he founded Saixpirikon Publications and since then he has published many titles – mostly poetry, novels, drama. His poetry has been translated into many languages, included in anthologies, and he has taken part in various poetry festivals and symposiums in Greece and abroad.

His most recent book Playground (Kichli publications, 2016) has been translated into French and Danish.