If you’ve ever been asked the latter, “Why I Love Thee?” is the perfect response. Written in 1904 by German Japanese American poet Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (1867–1944), the poem lists ...

German poetry has long held a special place within the Western literary tradition. Its major achievements include Luther's hymns, Goethe's unequalled poetic versatility, the Romantics' lyric songs and ...

lyrical style and is considered one of the greatest poets of the German language. He recognised the need for solitude in love, and this poem reflects the way in which independence and romance make ...

The lyric poetry in German culture since the 1870s is caught between polarities of aesthetic and political allegiance perhaps more extreme than in any other genre. Between an ethically responsible ...

Shiva: Poems After Oct. 7' by Rachel Korazim, serves as a response to Theodor Adorno's remarks about poetry after the ...

AN Wilson’s biography of the German polymath is wild, brilliant and has all the intelligence to rival its subject ...

Ruth Isabella Peters, a German-born first-generation Nigerian, is a poet and writer who has become a driving force for ...

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The ‘Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis’ poet shares the book that surprised her the most, the best thing a reader ever said to ...