Gegenreden

Passion and reflection – new poetry by Uwe Kolbe

Uwe Kolbe’s new poems are at once down-to- earth and weightless: they examine sensuous slivers of the present and play with past traditions and origins. Uwe Kolbe’s poems do not fear strict forms or literary language – all the while undercutting formalism and arrogance, even poetic expression itself. It is no coincidence that light and love are two important recurring themes of this collection which seeks dialogue with an empowered opponent. These poems are driven by an urge to communicate the depths of what moves them.

“Uwe Kolbe's poems: they have long since been among the most important works German-language poetry has had to offer since the the 1980s.”
Rüdiger Görner, Neue Zürcher Zeitung