Einfach schöne Gedichte

This book offers a cross-section of the work of the great lyricist and cabaret artist Joachim Ringelnatz. It combines his cheeky yet heartfelt poems, which often take a philosophical turn, as well as his playful, grotesque, or melancholic verses and memories from his time as a wartime sailor, where he also strikes more serious tones. As quirky as the stories he tells, is the way he tells them: with neologisms, poetically and coarsely, childishly naive yet clever, straightforward and sometimes beautifully twisted like the seahorses from which he took his name. A classic of comedic muse, light yet profound. This selection includes, among others: Serious Advice to Children, The Strange and the Wonderful, Waiting for Who Knows What, You Are Never Without Me, Citizen, Who I Mean, Sailor Sentiment, When I Was Still a Seahorse. "We trust too little in the beside us. We dream too little while awake. And we could so easily make life easier for each other.".