Elemér Turk

* November 14, 1930. Lelesz, † June 7, 2006. Bratislava / Poet, journalist, teacher ; ; Born in Lelesz in November 1930, he earned a teaching certificate from the Hungarian Pedagogical College in Bratislava in 1953. He appeared in our literature together with Árpád Ozsvald and János Veres, with their joint volume Three Young Poets. He began his career as a teacher. Between 1953 and 1961, he was the columnist for Új Ifjúság in Bratislava. In 1961, he moved back to Lelesz. Until 1963, he worked as a teacher and worker, then between 1964 and 1976, he worked as a principal and teacher in Abará, and in 1977, he became the editor, reporter, and columnist for Új Szó. His first independent volume, Fényért perelek, was published in 1968. ; He was a member of the Central Committee of the Csemadok for 20 years. ; He was the poet of a specific region, the Bodrogköz, who, organically integrated into the landscape and paying attention to the troubles and troubles of the people of the region, took his confessions into traditional poetic form. (Zoltán Szeberényi) ; ; Professional recognitions and awards: ; - Silver Medal of the Slovak Republic ; - Posonium Literary Award ; - Homeland Award ; ; Volumes: ; 1. Three Young Poets, (with János Veres and Árpád Ozsvald) 1954. ; 2. Fényért perelek, Madách, Bratislava, 1968. ; 3. Blooming Stones, Madách, Bratislava, 1973. ; 4. Delelő, Madách, Bratislava, 1976. ; 5. Jegenyék, Madách, Bratislava, 1984. ; 6. Rotating Seasons, Madách, Bratislava, 1989. ; 7. Shadows and Lights, Madách, Bratislava, 1990. ; 8. Winter Sobs in the Spring Sky, Madách, Bratislava, 1998. ; 9. They Send Flowers and Songs, Lelespress, 2000. ; 10. My Years on the White Snow, Madách-Posonium, Bratislava 2003. ; ; Anthologies: ; 1. From Csallóköz to Bodrogköz, Madách, Bratislava 1977. ; 2. Workshop 1978. Madách, Bratislava 1978. ; 3. Beautiful Love Poems, Budapest ; 4. Fire Palace. Madách, Bratislava 1990. ; 5. Abominable Mower, Poems of Hungarian Poets in Slovakia 1918–2003. Madách-Posonium, Bratislava 2003.