"Szirtes's position in English poetry is unique, combining a loving engagement with the poetic forms and traditions of his adopted home with direct linguistic and imaginative access to European history, the Holocaust and the struggles of small nations with larger neighbours."—The Guardian
George Szirtes, born in Hungary, is a winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize. He lives in Norfolk and has taught at the University of East Anglia for the past six years.
February 2013
