# Legacy and commemoration of George Seferis > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legacy-and-commemoration-of-george-seferis > Updated: 2026-09-24T12:51:20.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. The legacy of Nobel laureate George Seferis has transitioned from a focal point of political resistance to a subject of international academic commemoration. In September 1971, Seferis’s funeral in Athens became a massive demonstration against the ruling military junta. Despite law enforcement orders to remain silent, mourners used the procession to shout slogans for democracy and freedom. This followed Seferis’s own previous criticisms of the regime, which he had described via international radio as a state of ‘compulsory sleep’. Decades later, the commemoration of the poet and diplomat has taken an academic and diplomatic form. In September 2026, the Greek Embassy in London hosted an event to mark the 55th anniversary of his death. The event included the presentation of a Greek reissue of Sir Roderick Beaton’s biography, ‘George Seferis: Waiting for the Angel’, and an exhibition featuring the original manuscript of the poem ‘The Sterna’. For the first time, Seferis’s Nobel Prize medal and diploma were displayed outside of Greece. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-24: George Seferis academic event held at Greek Embassy in London An academic event in London commemorated Nobel laureate George Seferis, featuring the exhibition of his Nobel Prize medal and the original manuscript of his poem ‘The Sterna’. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/george-seferis-academic-event-held-at-greek-embassy-in-london ### 2026-09-22: George Seferis: The poet's funeral becomes an anti-junta protest The 1971 funeral of Nobel laureate George Seferis in Athens became a major anti-dictatorship demonstration as thousands defied the military junta to demand democracy and freedom. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/george-seferis-the-poets-funeral-becomes-an-anti-junta-protest --- Cite as: Legacy and commemoration of George Seferis. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legacy-and-commemoration-of-george-seferis