After his highly praised poetry debut, which won the Swiss Literature Prize, Thilo Krause now presents his second poetry collection published by poetenladen: "Um die Dinge ganz zu lassen" (To Leave Things Whole). In grappling with his own origins and destinations, he creates an album of people, places, and times that transcends national borders. Seemingly trivial everyday observations open poetic spaces of philosophical dimensions, with the diversity of references from Basho to Wallace Stevens to Seamus Heaney resonating throughout. "They are flashes of insight with depth perspective, but without tremolo. Simply put: Krause's poems are stunningly beautiful and strikingly intelligent. They address the big questions while focusing on the small," states the Zurich Literature Commission, which awarded the author a year of work for the manuscript.