Tag Archives: poetry
German poetry goes Frankfurt vernacular Posted by Sandra Rösner on Apr 21, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, one of you ask me if I’m familiar with the poem “Fourteen Daughters” by Friedrich Stoltze – a German poet an writer who was famous for his poems written in Frankfurt vernacular. I have to admit that I had never heard of him before but after a quick search on Google I…
German poetry (Friedrich Schiller): Die Bürgschaft – The Hostage Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 10, 2012
Here is another German poem: “Die Bürgschaft” (The Hostage) by Friedrich Schiller. This time I added German subtitles to the video, so that you can read along while listening to it. Die Bürgschaft / The Hostage 1. Zu Dionys, dem Tyrannen, schlich Damon, den Dolch im Gewande: Ihn schlugen die Häscher in…
German Poetry: Theodor Fontane – “John Maynard” Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 24, 2012
Theodor Fontane (born 30 December in Neuruppin) was a German novelist and poet. His main job was actually pharmacist – a profession also carried on by his father – but always felt called to writing. His first novel Geschwisterliebe (Siblings Love) was published in 1839, the same year he finished his education in pharmacy. Ten…
German Poetry (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe): Der Zauberlehrling – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 19, 2012
I wonder whether foreign learners of German do ever deal with German literature in classroom, especially with poetry. Therefore, I thought it could be maybe interesting to you to get to know some poems that also native speakers of German have to memorize at any time in their school life. For starters, I chose Johann…
German poetry: Spuren im Sand – Footprints in the Sand Posted by Sandra Rösner on May 18, 2012
I have just come across a very nice poem and it made me almost cry because I find it is such a soothing piece of work. Every one of us will sooner or later find him- or herself in a difficult situation where we feel alone, and maybe this poem will let you know that…