Poetry Sample: Nora Gomringer

Nora Gomringer is one of Germany’s most dynamic contemporary poets. In this “modest” poem cycle, taken from the volume Klimaforschung, Gomringer imagines poetry made of water, drawing out the ephemeral but powerful nature of both words and water. Read the poem here.

Poetry Sample: Mirko Bonné

Beginning with a much-praised translation of the poetry of John Keats in 1995, Mirko Bonné has produced a body of work which includes novels, translations, essays and poetry. Read a sample of two poems here, the second of which is in the form of a pantoum.

Short Story Sample: M.L.Kaschnitz

Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901-1974) is a post-WWII German author who won the Büchner Prize (1955) and was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her short stories are celebrated for their focus on the psychological development of her protagonists. Read a sample here.