Gyula Jenei (1962, Hungary) is a poet, writer, educator, and the editor of the quarterly literary magazine Eső (translatable as “Rain” or “Falling”). His poems and other writings comprise fifteen books; his poetry has been translated into English and Spanish. His most recent poetry collections, Légszomj (“Shortness of Breath”) and Szabadulószoba (“Escape Room”), are verse-diaries about life during the Covid era, created in collaboration with the artist György Verebes.
Photograph © Gyula Jenei
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