FERENC BUDA (Debrecen, 1936), poet, writer, translator. In 1957 he was imprisoned for three poems with a revolutionary theme, but was released a year later. In the 1960s he was a member of the poets’ group known as A Hetek (The Seven). Between 1970 and 1986 he worked in the Bács-Kiskun County Archives. From 1986 onwards he was on the staff of the monthly Forrás. He is a regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.