THE DUST OF MY EXISTENCE (LĂTEM PORA) - ZoltĂĄn BöszörmĂ©nyi A void inside me urges me on to great things, Iâve become the crowâs nest of zealous words. Weakness holds out the fulfillment of strength. It halts. It comes to life in creative works. INTRODUCTION TO ZOLTĂN BĂSZĂRMĂNYIâS POETRY Most poets can be best described by the environment that formed them, but what can you say about ZoltĂĄn BöszörmĂ©nyi, who largely formed his own environment? He was born Transylvanian-Hungarian in Romania where Hungarians form a barely tolerated ethnic minority, where it would have been much easier for him to accept the majority identity and all the advantages that came with it. Yet, he chose to identify himself as a Hungarian and nourish his mind on Hungarian history and cultural heritage, a choice that eventually had a definitive role in his poetic consciousness...............
