Die Quintessenz des Essens

An almost seamless poetic buffet: The approximately seventy poems in this collection span the wide arc from birth to death. In between lies the question: to eat or be eaten, as well as the existential inquiry into the essence of eating. Love is also an essential ingredient and can certainly be experienced through the stomach. Time-critical poems alternate with life-time ballads and satirical pieces, engaging in a dialogue like a good table conversation. Guests are also present - Goethe and Luther, Morgenstern and Brecht - almost silent guests to whom a half dozen parodies are dedicated. In his new collection of poems, Detlef Färber prepares a poetic feast of word music, linguistic artistry, and resounding ballads.