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Lajos Kassák
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Lajos Kassák (March 21, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was a Hungarian poet, novelist and painter.
Quotes
the roads lay under us in white quiltsthe telegraph-wires jerked tight and wrote mantras on the sky
"A ló meghal a madarak kirepülnek" ("The Horse Dies the Birds Fly Away"), 1922, translated by Edwin Morgan
at night we glimpsed the flowers blooming between women's legsbut we were vegetarians and misogynists
"A ló meghal a madarak kirepülnek" ("The Horse Dies the Birds Fly Away"), 1922, translated by Edwin Morgan.
External links
original Hungarian text with some translations available
several translations available, including complete English translation
Category:Poets from Hungary
Category:1967 deaths