National poetry day

This day is a birthday of one of the most known Hungarian poets in the 20th century, Attila József.

He was born in 1905 in Budapest. His father abandoned the family when he was only 3 and his mother barely could support her three children, so he and one of his sisters were raised by foster parents. He died in 1937, was only 32 years old.

11th of April has been the day of poetry since 1964, amrked with tributes to the Hungarian lyre including literary performances, book displays, meetings with poets, fine art exhibitions.