Attila Gérecz

ATTILA GÉRECZ (1929–1956), poet, translator, sportsman. In 1950 he was arrested on charge of conspiracy and sentenced to 15 years in prison, during which he joined the imprisoned poets’ group known as Füveskert. He was released during the Revolution on 30 October 1956, and died in a street fighting on 7 November.

ON BREAD AND WATER

I have lain down on the ﬁlthy ﬂoor,My head leaning against the wall.The pain… perhaps strongerThan my poem? I have been trying to recall the smile of my mother.What I would like to do is pourThese poems over her soul,This sobbing which has already lost its form. Lord, now I

2017.05.03.

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