Gabor G. Gyukics

Gabor G. Gyukics (May 9, 1958)is a Hungarian American poet and literary translator, has been living in the United States since 1988. He is translating American poetry to Hungarian and Hungarian poetry to American English. Thanks to an Arts Link grant he started an Open Reading series in Hungary in 1999.

Publications

Original Poetry

• Utcai Elődás, in Hungarian, Fekete Sas Publishing, Budapest, 1998;
• Last Smile, English-Hungarian, Cross Cultural Communications, New York, 1999, Preface by Hal Sirowitz; ISBN 0-89304-372-9
• A remete többes száma, Fekete Sas Publishing, Budapest, 2002; ISBN 963-9352-45-4
• versKÉPzelet, poems and writings on art in Hungarian and 22 works by 20 contemporary fine artists, Hanga Publishing, Budapest, 2005; ISBN 963-86643-1-2
• Lepkék vitrinben, in Hungarian, Fekete Sas Publishing, Budapest, 2006; ISBN 963-9680-00-1
• kié ez az arc, in Hungarian, L’Harmattan Publishing, Budapest, 2011; ISBN 978-963-236-439-1
• Selected Poetry of Gabor Gyukics in Bulgarian, translated by Stefka Hrusanova, Gutenberg Publishing House, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2013; ISBN 978-619-176-008-4
• A Hermit Has no Plural, in English, Singing Bone Press, Columbia, SC, USA 2015; ISBN 978-0-933439-05-4

Original Prose

• "Kisfa galeri «socio-horror»", in Hungarian, L’Harmattan Publishing, Budapest, 2014 ISBN 978-963-236-842-9

Translations

• Half-Naked Muse / Félmeztelen múzsa, Contemporary American Poetry Anthology,bilingual, Budapest, Magyar Könyvklub Publishing 2000; ISBN 963-547-125-4
• Swimming in the Ground, Contemporary Hungarian Poetry Anthology in English, Neshui Publishing, St. Louis, USA, 2002 Co-translator: Michael Castro; ISBN 1-931190-26-7
• Gypsy Drill, Collected poems of Attila Balogh in English, Neshui Publishing, St. Louis, USA, 2005 Co-translator: Michael Castro
• Consciousness, Attila József DVD English version, Petőfi Literary Museum, 2005 Budapest
• A Transparent Lion, Selected poetry of Attila József in English, Green Integer Publishing, 2006 Los Angeles, USA, Co-translator: Michael Castro; ISBN 1-933382-50-3
• Átkelés, Contemporary American Poetry Anthology in Hungarian, Nyitott Könyvműhely, 2007 Budapest; ISBN 978-963-9725-08-9
• A szem önéletrajza, Selected poetry of Paul Auster in Hungarian, Barrus Publishing, 2007 Budapest;ISBN 978-963-86725-7-5
• Cornucopion / Bőségszaru, Selected poetry of Ira Cohen in Hungarian, I.A.T. and Új Mandátum Publishing, 2007 Budapest; ISBN 978-9-639609-64-8
• Nagy Kis-Madár, the poetry of Jim Northrup, Új Forrás and Librarius Publishings, 2013 Tata, Hungary;ISBN 978-963-7983-17-7
• My God, How Many Mistakes I've Made, Selected poetry of Endre Kukorelly, co - translator Michael Castro, Singing Bone Press, Columbia, SC, USA 2015; ISBN 978-0-933439-04-7

CDs

• Sand Snail, English language poetry; Frogpond Productions, New York, 2000. Music: Mark Deutsch. Guest Poet: Nagy Imola Borzos

Exhibition

• The Afterlife of a Book; the poetry of Gábor G. Gyukics with the eyes of contemporary fine artists, 15 poems –19 artists – 21 artworks, Mucius Gallery, Budapest April 11- May 12, 2005

Magazine

• Látó literary magazine American issue 2006/5; guest editor, translator

Prizes and Fellowships

- Salvatore Quasimodo Award, Balatonfüred, Hungary 2016 - Poesis 25 Prize for Poetry, Satu Mare, Romania 2015 - PIM - Hungarian Books & Translations Office fellowship, Budapest, 2013 - Salvatore Quasimodo Special Prize for Poetry, Balatonfüred, Hungary 2012 - Writer’s fellowship from the National Cultural Fund, Budapest 2007 - British Council translator award, Budapest 2000 - ArtsLink fellowship, New York 1999 - Milán Füst translation fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest 1999