Balla Zsófia - A darázs fészke

The reader is holding Zsófia Balla's first and at the same time summary volume of essays. Anyone who has followed his career knows that the poet born in Cluj-Napoca, as Júlia Szilágyi used to say, focused on important issues in the field of "conversational poetry" from the very beginning. During the Romanian dictatorship, he was able to hide his true message between the lines, and after the regime change, he built his materials around important artistic and existential themes.

Some rare qualities make Zsófia Balla's lyrical essays incomparably sympathetic: her intimate, deepening tone, her approach focused on universal values, her clear style, her insight into poetic practice, and her humor. And above all: simultaneous recognition of competing values. The volume is, no doubt, a beacon of classical taste, some high points, and a fair mind.
Zsófia Balla is one of those who have serious knowledge to remain competent and witty on big issues.