She Didn’t Have a Name
Written by Sandor Halmosi
Translated from Hungarian by Elizabeth Csicsery-Rónay
Narrated by Bill Wolak
Hungary
No, no, she didn’t have a name
Women don’t have names
In dreams
They just come
They just look enigmatically
From the backroom
They patter
They descend from the attic
And pass with light steps
Before the door
Opening to the corridor
Sándor Halmosi is a Hungarian poet, literary translator, and publisher. He lived in Germany for 16 years, but currently lives in Budapest, Hungary. His latest book of poetry translated into English is titled The Dual Nature of Silence.
Elizabeth Csicsery-Ronay is a writer, poet, translator, editor. She studied philosophy at George Washington University, then modern languages at the Sorbonne, Paris.