poesiefestival berlin 2013: Poetry in the struggle against the crisis in Hungary
26.03.2013
It was a poem that shook up Hungary: István Kemény’s ‘Farewell Letter’ written in 2011 moved the populace and the literary scene alike. The poem changed the relationship between poetry and politics, such that political discourse in Hungary takes place in, via and with poetry, a phenomenon that is probably unique in Europe.