speaking through [András] Mezei's verse transcend the limits of class and nationality as well as the geographical frontiers of Nazi-occupied Europe. He called these pieces "fact poems," as they are based mostly on his personal experiences, along with interviews of survivors, fragments of correspondence, medical and administrative records, and analyses and post-war criminal proceedings. Yet Mezei's work displays no thirst for vengeance. Consider his gentle portrayal of passive bystanders:Deportation
from Forward: The Arty Semite: András Mezei's Holocaust Poetry for Our Time
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