| Dorothy Una Ratcliffe | |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Szekszárd, Hungary |
| Occupation: | Poet Writer Translator |
| Language: | Hungarian |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Alma Mater: | M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Genre: | Poetry |
Ágnes Rapai (born 13 March 1952 in Szekszárd, Hungary) is a Hungarian poet, writer, and translator.
Rapai spent her childhood in Budapest, Szekszárd, and Pécs. She graduated from the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University where she studied dramaturgy in 1975. Rapai has been a freelance poet and writer since 1989.
Since 2007, Rapai has been a board member of ARTISJUS (Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors' Rights). She is also a member of the Belletrist Association (Szépírók Társasága),[1] the Hungarian National Association of Creative Artists (MAOE), and the Hungarian PEN Club.
Rapai has published five collections of poetry in Hungary. Her works have been published in Switzerland, including collections and anthologies such as Frauenfelder Lyriktage, Poesie Agenda, and Ungarische Poeten. All her publications in German have been translated by András Sándor.
In 1995, Rapai received the Rosenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies Award. She was also awarded by the Hungarian Art Fund in 1996, and took the János Arany Prize in 1999.
In 1997, Rapai took part in the International Poetry Festival in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. In 1999, Hungary was the guest of honor (Schwerpunkt-country) at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Her second collection of poems in German was published for this occasion.[2]
In 2007, Rapai participated in the ninth annual Prague International Poetry Days.
Several publications have reviewed works by Rapai: