March Violets

News from the grande dame of poetry, nonconformist and unmistakable. Chattering silver wind, hail snakes, green octopuses in the January garden - Sarah Kirsch undoubtedly belongs to the greats of German-language poetry. Her diary entries are always a dive into the world of poetry and testify to a deep connection with nature. The life in the changing seasons links her to her own associations, often tinged with wit and irony. An idyllic cosmos, into which the outside world intrudes: The impacts of 9/11 and floods in East Germany find their way into the notes from December 2001 to autumn 2002. Thus, Sarah Kirsch's diaries become a vibrant, personally commented time document, attesting to the consistently high-caliber work of the great poetess.