What ever happened to Bibi Blocksberg's brother Boris? Why did young women in the last century like to put sharp needles in their mouths in the dark? What prevents some from being great lovers? And which creature is being referred to here? I have been waiting for days for her to return from the flame, healed from her dangerous inclination. Clemens J. Setz provides answers to these and many other questions in his poetry collection 'The Ostrich Trumpet'. Just like his novels and stories, his sometimes eerie, sometimes profoundly tender verses come with a warning: "You can't escape unscathed. There is a risk of addiction." Andreas Platthaus, FAZ.