Manolis has done many jobs in his life including a shoe repair shop in Pireaus, his main profession until retirement. His passion though has been writing poetry. He has published a book with all his poetry, a large part of it based on the traditional Cretan folk songs “Mantinades“. He is a well known authority in his village and around Chanea and is much admired for the clarity of his mind and the way he can create a poem in an instant depending on what is happening around him. Right now together with the help of his daughter is compiling his second poetry book.