The Conscience of Trees A collection of poems by Romanian-Hungarian poet and
novelist, Zoltán Böszörményi. This poetry is quite current in approach and
content but also reflects that special Eastern European angst that has
accumulated in the collective consciousness of the region over its turbulent
history. However, the alternation between free verse and formal style is
entirely due to the fact that Hungarian language allows for an infinite variety
of rhyme pairs and any form of meter, and much of contemporary Hungarian poetry
is still produced in conventional form. For this book the selected poems were
grouped not by style but by theme; the first part containing meditative poems,
the second part devoted to personal/lyrical poems, and the third to poems
inspired by or dedicated to other poets and writers. Various styles and forms
are represented in each cycle; only outstanding quality and significant content
were considered for inclusion.