Judith Mészáros: the Crystal Poem and the Pivotal Poem. An Ethical Depiction

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to uncover the freshness and universality of Judith Mészáros’ poetry (one of the most unobtrusive Romanian contemporary poetesses. The analysis starts from the connection between physical and cosmic body (followed by intermediate occurrences), but attention will also be paid to the manner in which language tests its unconventional range ‒ including through comparing Mészáros’ poems with Sylvia Plath’s or Anne Sexton’s creation. At the same time, I also intend to focus on the duplication of common logic, which is complemented by personal reasoning, entrenched in (historic) trauma and (erotic) energy. As my considerations try to reveal, Judith Mészáros embodies the self-sacrifice ethic. She is the writer of pivotal poems, that outweigh their meaning.