George Szirtes

George Szirtes
Szirtes in 2011
Born	(1948-11-29) 29 November 1948 (age 75) Budapest, Hungary
Occupation	Writer
Years active	1973–present
Spouse	Clarissa Upchurch
Children	2

George Szirtes (/ˈsɪərtɛʃ/; born 29 November 1948)^[1] is a British poet and translator from the Hungarian language into English. Originally from Hungary, he has lived in the United Kingdom for most of his life after coming to the country as a refugee at the age of eight. Szirtes was a judge for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize.