Four German Poets: Gunter Eich, Hilde Domin, Erich Fried, Gunter Kunert

by Agnes Stein (Editor)

Four post World War II German poets, the natural descendants of Rilke, Brecht and Kafka Gunter Eich (1907-1972) is a pastoral poet but nature is no longer trustworthy reassuring-- Unrest in field furrows and elderbush. the incomprehensible in the heart Perfection does not thrive, here no one binds the unruly

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1980

Reviews

[AngelaGay Kinkead]

My host took me to the Heidelberg Mountain Cemetery in July '10 and saw the grave of Hilde Domin, the grand dame of German poetry . . . in exile during the troubles in Germany and began writing when she returned to Germany. Not much is translated into English, but this book has a significant collection. Lovely and thoughtful. I know why my new friend, Bettina, admires Hilde Domin.