tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post1440619959734004869..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: A Day in the LifeRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-10053456457242592542008-10-17T10:15:00.000+01:002008-10-17T10:15:00.000+01:00You're well ahead of me, sorlil. I hadn't heard of...You're well ahead of me, sorlil. I hadn't heard of Jozsef until a few weeks ago when the book, translated by Edwin Morgan (on Mariscat Press) was recommended to me. It's terrific - personal, political, and affecting. I'm a big fan of Holub too.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-88488745822205547862008-10-16T21:38:00.000+01:002008-10-16T21:38:00.000+01:00Hmmm, my first line has disappeared. That should r...Hmmm, my first line has disappeared. That should read - I picked up Attila Jozsef's Selected...Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-21431832301081093992008-10-16T21:35:00.000+01:002008-10-16T21:35:00.000+01:00Selected many years ago when I was in Hungary, not...Selected many years ago when I was in Hungary, not that I had heard of him but just because he was a Hungarian poet and I was in Hungary. It has remained in my top ten favorite books of poetry ever since, full of evocative and beautiful imagery. But then I'm a fan of eastern European poetry in general, particularly Akhmatova and Holub.Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.com