The episode presents the life and work of the poet Kostas Varnalis (born 1883 – died 1974). It provides information about his background, his studies in Greece and France, his involvement in the movement of the Demoticists, and his appointment as a professor in the public education system.

The discussion focuses on the three periods of his poetic work: the Symbolist period (1908–1918), in which he mainly composed sonnets; the period marked by the poem "Proskynitis" (1919); and the period from 1922 onwards, when his shift towards dialectical materialism and Marxism became definitive, a transformation reflected in his poetry.

Special mention is made of his removal from public education in 1925 due to his composition "The Light that Burns," where he became a spokesperson for the lumpen proletariat. The major work "Enslaved Besieged" (1927), which belongs to the anti-war literature of the time and had a great influence on his peers, is also discussed.

Additionally, his involvement in journalism through newspapers and literary magazines of the era is highlighted, as well as his notable prose work "The True Defense of Socrates."

Throughout the program, his work is assessed by fellow writers and literary critics, with rich audiovisual archival material from the historical events that shaped his era. Included is also an audio recording of Kostas Varnalis reading his poems, along with archival footage of his receipt of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1959.