The butterflies that Jan Wagner captures in this collection and makes soar in loops can also be Munich crows, martens in a blood frenzy, or a biker from Montana. What matters is: they fly. Whatever object or being Jan Wagner captures and transforms poetically, he defies the laws of gravity - even the heavily walled Forbidden City begins to float, and our perception, our thinking lose inertia with every verse read. With each volume, however, Jan Wagner seems to gain in sovereignty; his virtuosity in form is displayed in the "Live Butterfly Show" as a carefree joy in freedom of form and sound, which is a great delight.