Márton Simon

poet, literary translator

"Owing especially to his work Polaroids, the poetry of Márton Simon is an extraordinary success story. This holds true even when compared to the attention received by contemporary poems we consider popular."

— from the online literary magazine Olvass bele (Jeges-Varga Ferenc)

Poetry collections
I Wanted to Talk to You in the Kitchen at Night (Jelenkor Kiadó, 2021)
FoxWedding (Jelenkor Kiadó, 2018)
Polaroids (Jelenkor Kiadó, 2013)
Songsfor3:45AM (L’Harmattan, 2010; Jelenkor Kiadó, 2014)

Anthologies
Szép versek 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020-21, 2022 (Magvető Kiadó)
Slam.pont 2 (Libri Kiadó, 2016)

Literary translations
Lana Del Rey: Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (with R. Á. Tóth, Jelenkor Kiadó, 2022)
Jennifer Egan – Manhattan Beach (Jelenkor Kiadó, 2022)
Etgar Keret – The Seven Good Years (Jelenkor Kiadó, 2017)
Jennifer Egan – A Visit from the Goon Squad (Libri Kiadó, 2012)
Murakami Rjú – Casting (Libri Kiadó, 2011)
and poems by Ocean Vuong, Brenda Shaughnessy, Dean Young, Robert Penn Warren