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Simon Márton, poet, literary translator, slammer, graduated from the Japanese department of the Károli Gáspár Reformed University. He has been publishing poems since 2004, four volumes of his poems have been published. Under the title 99 Hungarian Poems, his verse anthology, which also points out the blind spots of Hungarian literary history, was published. He maintains constant, lively contact with his audience. It presents the evidence in a unique way with words that are available to all of us. What does it mean to be a poet in the 21st century? century? "My life is emphatically based on the fact that there are sentences that I once wrote and that will follow me as long as I live, and the world will radically judge me based on this." From his speech, we can learn what poetry is good for, what the role of poets is in today's age, and how we use our words in a conscious way. The performance was delivered on December 2, 2021. Márton Simon is also a poet, literary translator and slammer, a prominent figure in contemporary poetry in Hungary. He has earned a graduate degree in Japanese. He has published four volumes of poetry and edited an anthology of Hungarian poems. He maintains an interactive relationship with his audience and uses social media in an artistic way to bring literature closer to the readers. Márton plays skillfully with language and shows evidence in a unique way, using the words available to anyone. In his talk he explains what the role of poets is in the 21st century. This talk was given on December 2, 2021. Márton Simon is a poet, literary translator and slammer, a prominent figure in contemporary poetry in Hungary. He has earned a graduate degree in Japanese. He has published four volumes of poetry and edited an anthology of Hungarian poems. He maintains an interactive relationship with his audience and uses social media in an artistic way to bring literature closer to the readers. Márton plays skillfully with language and shows evidence in a unique way, using the words available to anyone. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx