Johannes Ehmann engages with language and speech in his concise lyrical texts: with laconic wit, he comments on contemporary and colloquial language as well as Western thought and German proverbs. Often, he simply completes what is suggested in a quote, playfully mimicking clichés and expressions while adding his own twist: a critical-rational antidote to excessive sentimentality and false poetic profundity. What captivates most is the clear language and the inherent invitation to the reader to expand their space for association and interpretation. Johannes Ehmann, born in 1946, lives in Freiburg im Breisgau.