Poems, Volume XII, 1991–1998 (Forthcoming, 2026)

Forthcoming, 2026
Where does a lifelong poetic project begin?
Sturm & Drang collects the earliest poems in this project, written in German between 1991 and 1998 — the recurring themes, structures, and preoccupations that would shape three decades of later work, presented here in the language in which they first took shape.
Presented with English summaries alongside the original German, the collection offers a rare view of a poetic voice still finding its form: early experiments with imagery, myth, and philosophy that anticipate the ambitious syllogies and thematic architecture of later volumes.
For readers of German-language poetry, literary translation, and those curious about the origins of a long-running poetic cycle.