History: The Stasi Poetry Circle by Philip Oltermann Faber & Faber, 224 pages, paperback €14; e-book £2.99 ...

Poetry in Emotion: Here's ... Marlena stood to read a poem about love that she and John liked and reflect on how it ... Instead, von Goethe was a German Renaissance man living from 1749 until 1832 ...

Be Still, My Soul is a comforting hymn by Katharina von Schlegel, urging trust in God’s plan, set to Jean Sibelius' Finlandia ...

HAIKOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- On Mourad Alami's office desk are two bilingual books, "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Mencius," available in both German and Chinese, which have piqued his ...

Kairos, a novel about a love affair between a younger woman and older man in 1980s Germany, has won this year's International Booker Prize.The award is one of the most prestigious prizes for ...

In life and in love, poetry makes every emotion more tangible. Poetry has given me community. I return to my favorite poems time and time again. In every moment of both misery and joy, I’m reminded of ...

Freddie’s love of poetry drove him to join up and helped maintain morale during the war. Freddie grew up in a large family and developed a love of poetry, especially poems which told tales of ...