Charles Kovesdi

* 1953. Oct. 15. Melléte / Poet, writer, publicist, translator, editor. ; ; He graduated from high school in Ornalján (1971), then took a vocational qualification in economics in Rimaszombat (1973). From 1976 to 1979 he was a journalist (Szabad Földműves, Új Szó). Between 1979–1989 he was a printing proofreader, then again a journalist (Új Szó, in 1996–2000 he was the acting editor-in-chief of the illustrated family weekly Vasárnap). He is the editor-in-chief of ma7 (2017). His poems and articles have been published in the newspapers since 1973. ; On 18 October 2008, the municipality of Melléte granted the poet Károly Kövesdi the title of honorary citizen. ; ; His main works: ; Roman City Conversation (vol. 1980), Midnight Elegy (vol. 1985), Elf House (children's vol. 1989), Muscat Fairy (fairy tales, 1993), In the Shadow of the Big Banana (non-fiction, 1995), Testament (vol. 2003).