Erika KanyárThe Flames of Consolation

... This is why the confessions of lyrical sublimity and transcendent transcendence have proliferated. In this book the origins, the focal points of the troubles and pains are much more complex and nuanced. In this way we can see deeper layers of fatefulness, but we can also sense in the poems the hope of resolution. The use of different forms of poetry, often simultaneously, fits in well with this optimistic conclusion. The rhythmic, philosophical, fragmented language sometimes forms framed cycles. Erika Kanyár thus suggests a much larger, more complete poetic world." (Excerpt from János Madár's "Recommendation" at the beginning of the volume.)

The title page of the book of poems is based on a photograph by Károly Szelényi and the cycle titles are also taken from the workshop of the renowned photographer.

The publication was made possible by the support of the Public Foundation for the Culture of the City of Veszprém in 2014.