Grave of Árpád Ozsvald, poet

(Nemesoroszi, January 28, 1932 – Bratislava, June 15, 2003) He completed his schooling in his native village and in Csurgó, Somogy County. He began his poetic career in the early 1950s. In 1957, he earned a teaching certificate in Hungarian language and literature at the Pedagogical College in Bratislava. He taught in Nyírágó and Kétfegyvernek. Initially, he was an editor for a publishing house, and then from 1956 to 1995 he was a staff member of the successor magazine of Fáklya, Hét. He died on June 15, 2003 in Bratislava, at the age of 72. ; ; Poetry: ; The material for his early poems is provided by his childhood, the people and landscapes of his native land, and his war experiences. His poems are characterized by quiet contemplation, a quiet agitation over the affairs of the world. With his lyrics, he is strongly connected to his nationality, but he also reflects on the main concerns of humanity. His poems are characterized by delicate moods, directness, clear images and an elegiac mood. From the 1970s, the previous balance was replaced by a vibrating restlessness, and he writes poems that suggest fear and resignation. In addition to contemplation and remembrance, he opens his door to the world of myth and history. One of his most successful works, The Little Postman, is a novel written for children, which is about the trials of the war years. ; ; Most important works: ; Spring Will Be Kind Again (1956), poems ; Judas I Could Not Be (1959), poems ; The Little Postman (1965), children's novel ; Near the Earth (1965), poems ; Laterna magica (1967), poems; Pigeons Fly in Black (1969), poems; Ballad of Carts (1971), poems; Wild Waters (1978), poems; Oszlopfő (1955-1980), selected poems; Somewhere at Home (1985), poems; There Are No Witnesses (1992), poems; Negro in the Snowfall (1994), children's poems; On the Path of Memories (1995), studies; The Great Snake of the Sási (2000); ; Main awards and honors: ; Madách Award (1968), the Golden Pen Award of the Hungarian National Association of Journalists (1999), the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Posonium Literary Award (2001), the Silver Plaque of the Slovak Republic (2002). In the spring of 2008, the Árpád Ozsvald Memorial Room was opened in the community center of his native village, and the poet's memorial plaque was unveiled.