The Resonance of Bios and Zoe in Several of Ágnes Nemes Nagy’s Poems Written around 1960

After a brief explanation of Agamben's concepts of bios and zoe, and a discussion of the specific tonality of (lyric) poetry, the text analyses some of Nemes Nagy's poems, which are related to the genesis of the 1967 volume Napforduló [Solstice]. The poems attempt to give voice to the voiceless in a worldview constructed from a human perspective. The melopoetics is the essence of these poems, and these are ars poetic, performative texts, and in the most lyrical, phonetic-rhythmic way of the poem, they also give an account of their own genesis. The study seeks to answer how these features contribute to lyricism, how this relates to the question of (im)personalisation, and how the poet's works embody organic permeability, the suspension of the human factor; plus how the poet's works give voice to the non-anthropomorphic creatures of nature.