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FRMK
Native name
ΦΡΜΚ
CategoriesPoetry, poetics, visual arts
FrequencyPeriodical
Founded2013
CountryGreece
Based inAthens, Greece
LanguageGreek
Websitefrmk.gr

FRMK (Greek: ΦΡΜΚ, also transliterated as Farmako) is a Greek literary and visual arts journal based in Athens. Founded in 2013, it publishes thematic issues on poetry, poetics, translation, criticism, visual arts, and performance.[1][2] In 2017, FRMK received an honorary distinction at the Greek State Literary Awards, together with the literary magazine Odos Panos.[3]

History and editorial profile

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FRMK was founded in Athens in 2013. Its first issue was published in spring 2013.[4] The journal focuses on poetry, poetics, translation, critical writing, and visual arts.[5]

The journal publishes thematic issues centered on contemporary literary and cultural topics, including poetry, visual writing, documentary forms, ecological themes, and the relation of poetry to other artistic practices.[4][6]

In 2022, MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts hosted a two-day program dedicated to FRMK as part of the Polytropa series, focusing on the relation of poetry to theory, literature, visual arts, and performance.[7]

Reception and recognition

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LiFO discussed FRMK in a feature on contemporary Greek poetry magazines.[1] In 2024, Greek News Agenda featured FRMK in its "Literary Magazine of the Month" series on the occasion of the journal's ten-year anniversary issue, Tenderness-Care-Solidarity.[6]

In 2017, FRMK received an honorary distinction at the Greek State Literary Awards, together with the literary magazine Odos Panos.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Μανδηλαρά, Τίνα (2021-03-15). "Φάρμακο – [φρμκ]: Ένα περιοδικό που χαρτογραφεί την άγνωστη χώρα της ποίησης". LiFO (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  2. Γιάννης Νένες (2013-06-19). "Ένα Φάρμακο σε μια άρρωστη εποχή". Athens Voice (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  3. 1 2 "State Prizes for Literature 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Culture and Sports. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  4. 1 2 "τευχη-περιεχομενα". FRMK (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  5. "about [φρμκ]". FRMK (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  6. 1 2 "Literary Magazine of the Month: [FRMK] and its Ten-Year Anniversary Issue 'Tenderness-Care-Solidarity'". Greek News Agenda. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  7. "ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΑ #4: Η διερεύνηση του ποιητικού φαινομένου: το περιοδικό [φρμκ] στο MOMus" (in Greek). MOMus. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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