Pavol Hudák
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Pavol Hudák was a Slovak
poet
, journalist
and publicist
.
(1979–1983). During each year of study, he was rewarded by various prizes at events as Akademický Prešov, Wolkrová Polianka or other competitions. His first poems were published in periodicals New Word for Young, Dotyky, Kultúrny Život and others. Between 1983-1992 he worked as a teacher in a grammar school, between 1992-1995 he worked as local newspaper journalist in Poprad and Vysoké Tatry
area, since 1995 as journalist in Nový Čas, Korzár, Pravda, Žurnál or Farmár.
Pavol Hudák is one of the most established Slovak authors. Sensitive and remarkable poet with true testimony. Author of various radio auditions and music songs. Laureate of many literary awards.
by the Vydavatelstvo Modrý Peter was rewarded by the Janko Kráľ award and Slovak Literature Ivan Krasko award for the best debut of the year. For his second collection, called New Year's Eve 1999 he received the VUB award in 1994 for the best collection of poems for adults. In 1999 he published his third collection, Solar Eclipse. On the basis of previous selection he released poetic opus called Rope in the hangman's house and other poems (2003), decorated with drawings of the painter Peter Kocák from Prešov
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His poems have been translated into Hungarian, Polish and French.He taught students at Warsaw University. The poem called Christ comes to Sarajevo was used by the well known composer Ivan Hrušovský in Requiem at the end of Millennium. It was presented at the Music Festival in Bratislava, in 1999.
Slovak language
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poet
Poet
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, journalist
Journalist
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and publicist
Publicist
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Biography
He grew up and studied grammar school in Vyšný Žipov. After high school in the Vranov nad Topľou (1975–1979) he studied at the Pedagogical Faculty, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in PrešovPrešov
Prešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
(1979–1983). During each year of study, he was rewarded by various prizes at events as Akademický Prešov, Wolkrová Polianka or other competitions. His first poems were published in periodicals New Word for Young, Dotyky, Kultúrny Život and others. Between 1983-1992 he worked as a teacher in a grammar school, between 1992-1995 he worked as local newspaper journalist in Poprad and Vysoké Tatry
High Tatras
High Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Tatra Mountains...
area, since 1995 as journalist in Nový Čas, Korzár, Pravda, Žurnál or Farmár.
Pavol Hudák is one of the most established Slovak authors. Sensitive and remarkable poet with true testimony. Author of various radio auditions and music songs. Laureate of many literary awards.
Works
In 1992 he released his debut collection of poetry Peachy twilight, which is devoted to the themes of family roots in Zemplin area and individual - collective past. Book published in LevocaLevoca
Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,...
by the Vydavatelstvo Modrý Peter was rewarded by the Janko Kráľ award and Slovak Literature Ivan Krasko award for the best debut of the year. For his second collection, called New Year's Eve 1999 he received the VUB award in 1994 for the best collection of poems for adults. In 1999 he published his third collection, Solar Eclipse. On the basis of previous selection he released poetic opus called Rope in the hangman's house and other poems (2003), decorated with drawings of the painter Peter Kocák from Prešov
Prešov
Prešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
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His poems have been translated into Hungarian, Polish and French.He taught students at Warsaw University. The poem called Christ comes to Sarajevo was used by the well known composer Ivan Hrušovský in Requiem at the end of Millennium. It was presented at the Music Festival in Bratislava, in 1999.
- 1992 Peachy twilight
- 1994 New Year's Eve 1999
- 1999 Solar Eclipse
- 2003 Rope in the hangman's house