ANNA KISS (Gyula, 1939), poet, writer, playwright. From the start of her career she represented a special voice in modern Hungarian poetry; in her works the strong pictorial element typical of folk poetry acquires a new function: a mythical, at the same time playful way of seeing things and lively humour characterise her writings. Between 1990 and 1994 she was one of the editors of the monthly Tekintet. She is a regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.