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Piontek is a major figure in German literature, a lyrical poet whose work reflects the reactions of a generation that witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich and matured under the new order. This selection covers his poetry written from WWII (when he was a prisoner for a brief time) to the present. Piontek has also written novels, literary criticism, and radio plays. He has won several awards including the Buchner and Andreas Gryphius prizes.
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Piontek is a major figure in German literature, a lyrical poet whose work reflects the reactions of a generation that witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich and matured under the new order. This selection covers his poetry written from WWII (when he was a prisoner for a brief time) to the present. Piontek has also written novels, literary criticism, and radio plays. He has won several awards including the Buchner and Andreas Gryphius prizes.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781856100335
  • Publisher: Forest Books
  • Publication date: 11/18/1994
  • Pages: 80
  • Product dimensions: 5.74 (w) x 8.26 (h) x 0.26 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Arriving 3
Madrigal 4
On Old Poems 5
Autumn 6
From Shadow to Shadow 7
Casting My Mind Back 8
Come Forth, Lazarus 9
In the Water 10
Night Wind 11
Recollection of Youth 13
Falling Asleep 14
Call-Up Classes 15
No Longer Willing 16
On Such a Night 17
Let's Be Clear 18
Safe Conduct 19
Postscript 20
Old Students 23
Journey's End 24
Writing 25
Wind-Swept Leaf 26
To Heisenberg's Disciples 27
Peace Song 28
Fifths on the Horn 29
Learning 30
How Music Struggled Through 31
Utopian Poems 32
Under the Alps 34
Spelling Out 35
Oswald's Stone Statue, Brixen 36
Butter Market in Kreuzburg 37
Portuguese Coast 38
Andalusia's Horses 39
Precursors 40
Song on a Hay Barge 41
Strange 42
Crystal Clear 43
Billetdoux 44
Trees 45
Litany for Van Der Vring 46
Not with Words 47
I, Anton Pavlovich 48
Stay Indoors 50
David 53
Charming Naivety 58
Last Voyage 62
The Rooftree 63
Slivovitz 64
Rendezvous: Swimming Pool 65
Terra Incognita: Poems 66
Circa 1800 67
Copper Engraving 68
Leaving the City 69
The Bees 70
Academy of Fine Arts 71
About a Once-Burnt Person and His Perverse Fire 72
To Achieve Something 73
Reading Tour 74
My Speech 75
After Many Years 76
At Night During the Building of the Tower of Babel 77
Old Masters 78
Very Old Foolish Poet 80

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