fleurs

"Fleurs" - the flowers, the blossoms, they give this book its title, evoking thoughts of spring, gentle breezes, and fluttering ribbons. However, those who follow this trail do not end up in a lovely flower meadow, but rather in rocky and steep terrain: "Agnus Dei, the little feet tied together, a bunch of white flowers in the mouth." This is the Mayröcker sound, resonating throughout a poet's life - unsentimental, crystal clear, committed to nothing but a poetry that always seeks one thing: images of compelling power and vividness, and a language so free, bold, and unspoiled, it feels as if it has been newly invented for this one book. "Fleurs" is the final part of Friederike Mayröcker's trilogy, which began with "Études" and "Cahier." "Fleurs" is memory and reckoning, protest and invocation. It captures what ultimately counts and remains.