Mila HAUGOVA

  • Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Slovak Republic
Slovak

Mila HAUGOVA (b. Hungary) is editor at the Aoss Romboid Association of Writers, and a well-known poet and translator. She has published seven books of poetry, as well as translations of such poets as Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. The themes of her work focus on the relationships between men and women, and she is particularly interested in poetry written by contemporary American women. Ms. Haugova is a graduate of the Faculty of Agronomy in Bratislava, and is associated with the Slovak P.E.N. Center and the Club of Independent Writers. In addition to Slovak and English she speaks German and Hungarian. She was previously affiliated with the Slovensky Spisovatel Publishing House as editor. Ms. Haugova is an appointee of the USIA.

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