Gáspár Nagy (May 4, 1949,
Bérbaltavár
Bérbaltavár is a village in Vas County, Hungary.
Notable people
* Ádám Balogh (1665–1711), kuruc
Kuruc (, plural ''kurucok''), also spelled kurutz, refers to a group of armed anti-Habsburg insurgents in the Kingdom of Hungary between ...
– January 3, 2007,
Budapest
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) was a
Hungarian poet
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and
writer
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.
Life
He graduated from the Benedictine Grammar School of Pannonhalma where he studied Library Science in
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
, then Aesthetics and Sociology in Budapest.
He was editor of Móra Ferenc Publishing House (1976–1980), secretary of Hungarian Writer’s Association (1981–85), co-editor, with
Sándor Csoóri
Sándor Csoóri (3 February 1930 – 12 September 2016) was a Hungarian poet, essayist, writer, and politician.
Biography
In 1950, he graduated from the Reformed College in the town of Pápa ( :hu:Pápai Református Kollégium) and then studied ...
, of ''Hitel'' the first legally permitted oppositional periodical (1988–2007) and literary editor of the
Hungarian Catholic Radio (2003–2007).
In 1974, he married Marta Szabo; they had one son, and two daughters.
From the very beginning his poetry was determined by the ideas of the two important facts of the Central-European history: 1956 and 1968. The
Budapest Autumn and the
Prague Spring motivated him to protest against the Communist dictatorship and his poems stimulated the democratic changes in Hungary in 1989. His legendary “political system changing” poem "Öröknyár, elmúltam kilenc éves", (Eternal Summer: I’m Over Nine) was published in 1984 in the October issue of the Új Forrás periodical. The brave poem was about the unmarked grave of
Imre Nagy (he was the executed prime minister in the
1956 revolution), and about the unnamed murderers.
One day he must be buried
and we must not forget
to appoINt the murderers!
The hidden initials of
Imre Nagy (NI - in Hungary the
given name
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traditionally comes after the
family name) appear in the last two letters of each line. This hidden meaning escaped the notice of the
censors and the poem was published. The authorities retaliated, stripping him of his post as Secretary to the Hungarian Writers Union.
Selected bibliography
*1975 Koronatűz (Crown Fire)
*1978 Halántékdob (Temple Drum)
*1982 Földi pörök (Earthly Trials)
*1986 Áron mondja (Áron Says)
*1987 Kibiztosított beszéd (Trigger Speech)
*1989 Múlik a jövőnk (Our Future is Passing)
*1993 Mosolyelágazás (Forking Smiles)
*1994 Fölös ébrenlétem (Useless Wake)
*1995 Zónaidő (Zone Time)
*1995 Augusztusban, Ludvík Jahn nyomában (In August, in the Footsteps of Ludvík Jahn)
*1998 Tudom, nagy nyári délután lesz (I know It will be a Big Summer Afternoon)
*1999 Szabadrabok (Free Slaves, collected poems, 1968–1998)
*2000 Hullámzó vizeken kereszt (A Cross on Wavy Water)
*2001 Amíg fölragyog a jászol (Until the Manger Shines)
Award
Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award
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The founder of the award
Pal Molnar
Pal Molnar (born October 1952) is a Hungarian journalist and founder of art awards. The native form of his name is Molnár Pál ( Molnár Pál).
Biography
Graduated from the grammar, literature and history faculty of the Teacher Training College ...
References
External links
"Literature and Revolution in Hungary", ''World Literature Today'', George Gömöri, Vol. 65, 1991*
Official homepage of Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award which is founded by Pal Molnar [Pal Molnar]
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1949 births
2007 deaths
20th-century Hungarian poets
Hungarian male poets
People educated at the Benedictine High School of Pannonhalma
20th-century Hungarian male writers