Die Gedichte von Sommer und Tod

The collection opens in the bleak spring of 1918, when frost settles on the grass and night holds its most secret breaths. A restless narrator weaves together Nietzschean echoes, ancient Greek myth and the raw aftermath of war, letting summer’s heat clash with the chill of death. The poems move through shadowed forests and moon‑lit fields, each line a breath of melancholy and a flicker of stubborn hope.

Divided into three sections, the work shifts from the obsessive questioning of the first act to quieter meditations on loss and the fragile stubbornness of the human spirit. Repetitive rhythms and stark images—blood‑red foliage, ghostly silhouettes, a lone child’s fall—create a soundscape that feels both timeless and bound to its post‑World War I moment. Listeners will find a haunting blend of lyrical beauty and stark realism that invites reflection on how summer and mortality intertwine.