Pavol+Orszagh+Hviezdoslav

= = Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav or Paul, was a Slovak poet born February 2, 1849 in Vysny Kubin, Slovakia and died on November 8, 1921.His mother was Terezia Orszaghova and his father, Mikulas Orszagh. You might wonder, if they are Pavol's parents then why don't they have the same last name? Well, the reason they don't have the same last name is because he used Hviezdoslav as a pen name for his works. Pavol is commonly known as a man who wrote poetry in many different languages but he accomplished more than just that. In his life, he had worked as #|a lawyer and was also part of the Czechoslovakian parliament. His inspiration to become a writer came from when we worked on his father's farm as a young boy. Once the work was done and the sun went down, Pavol would lay down on the ground, look up at the stars, and ask questions. Lots and lots of questions. He seemed to ask about the world while gazing at the constellations all by himself. He would write down those questions he asked himself and make it into a poem. One of his most famous poems, Bloody Sonnets also called Sonnets of #|Blood or Blood-Red Sonnets, contains thirty-two sonnets. These poems were about WWI which was going on at the time. This set of sonnets covered the madness and craziness of WWI. Many say his pieces were very #|fluent and he often used new words or uncommon #|expressions which made it a little difficult to understand. Although he used unusual words and phrases, many enjoyed or made relations to his writing. His pieces were later translated to German, Russian, English, Hungarian, and of course in Slovak. Many say that Pavol mastered the modern Slovak literature. His inspiration came solely from the people in his country and that's why he was liked by many. Since he was writing about the people of his country, he held onto the customs of Slovakia using his writing skills. Slovakians are very proud of Pavol, this fantastic poet, and they named a square after him. Hviezdoslav is a popular square that lies in Bratislava, located in Old Town.