To ring in the new year, past contributor George Gömöri revisits the final year in the life of Hungarian poet György Petri (1943-2000). In the 1980s, Petri had been one of Communist Hungary’s most outspoken dissidents. He spent his last holiday abroad in Tunisia in early 2000 and died of throat cancer later that year. May this poem be a reminder to us all to make the most of our living moments.
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Translation Tuesday: “Petri in Tunisia” by George Gömöri
this sweetened life will turn as bitter as / saliva mixed with blood in your mouth before you spit.