Attila József was a poet. Hungary marks his birthday with readings, and the short life is documented in photographs and in the poems. He died in 1937. The page is a small stack of books and a date people still gather for.
Fotografie
Nándor Homonnai · Public domain
Fotografie
Nándor Homonnai · Public domain
Fotografie
FOTO:Fortepan — ID 55254 : Adományozó/Donor: Magyar Bálint. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gând
A sample thought. A friend would say how the ordinary days were the ones that stayed.
Thomas
Gând
A sample thought. Someone who was taught, or helped, would leave a few lines here.
Nora
Poveste
Sunday at the table
This is a sample story. A son would write about Sunday, the extra chair, and the way Attila József kept a place for whoever arrived.
Jon
Lumânare
A sample candle that stays lit.
Iris
Lumânare
A sample light for the name we still say.
Helen
Videoclipuri
The song from the old radio
A sample film for Attila József. The family would put here a song or a piece of footage they still play.
Muzică
The piece from the kitchen
The family
Dar
Lumânare
A sample gift of light.
Helen
Dar
Carte
A sample card for Attila József.
Mark
Dar
Floare
A sample flower, left on the page.
Iris
Cronologie
Born
Attila József was born in 1905. His birthday is still marked in Hungary with public readings.
Cronologie
Died
He died in 1937, at 32.
Întâlnire
An evening of remembrance
A sample gathering for Attila József. The family would write the time, the place, and who is welcome.
The family
1905
1937