George Szirtes was born in Budapest in 1948 and came to England as a refugee in 1956. He was brought up in London and studied Fine Art in London and Leeds. He has published many books and won various prizes including the T. S. Eliot Prize for Reel (Bloodaxe Books) in 2005. Beside his work in poetry and translation, he...
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