Mankind is not yet grown, I`m saying.
But he aspires, and thus he`s wild.
His parents - thought, and love undying -
may they watch over their lost child.

translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, Frederick Turner

Attila József

Attila József

Hungarian poet

11 April 1905 — 3 December 1937

Ars poetica (poem)

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Time of publication: September 7, 2011

Length: 153 characters

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