These poems record what Sándor Csoóri calls "the chronic memory of
violence," namely the horrors of World War II and the ensuing Communist
occupation of Hungary. Several poems written after Communism collapsed
cast a cold eye on the state of a free Hungary. Imbued with deft
surrealistic strokes, Csoóri creates a stunningly symbolic and visionary
voice that is unique in contemporary world poetry.
Sándor Csoóri, one of Hungary's most prominent and outspoken poets, is
the author of 16 books of poetry, six books of essays, two novels, and
several film scripts.
Len Roberts is the translator of two chapbooks and one previous full
length volume of Sándor Csoóri's poetry, as well as eight books of his
own poetry.