He was the mysterious animal

Imre Wirth's fresh lyricism is characterized by a variety of tonality, subtle play-offs, and formal solutions. He rewrites emblematic poems (for example, Ady's Kocsi-út az nötkaban), sensitively indicating the indelible presence of temporality. The poet is no stranger to the lyricism arising from losses, while imitations and allusions form a distance in his present volume, so it is not possible to clearly define the speaker. His "Father's poems" increase this elusiveness to the point that, although they almost seem like intentio recta direct speech, the absurd and ironic, or even tragic, narration makes the interpretation float. The book Ő was the mysterious animal, in addition to thematizing the passage of time in an experientially "poetic" way, also contains the possibility of a generational reading. His creations are memorable impressions of wandering in the mazes of doubt and bewilderment.