"It is not that engaging with poems takes time away from you. On the contrary: it gives you time." Monika Rinck. We live in the age of poetry. Poetry is on the rise, as some of the most talented authors of an entire generation can be found in the poetry scene. Christian Metz explains why this is the case and what characterizes contemporary poetry in his foundational essay. Driven by the epochal changes of our time, contemporary poetry promotes a poetic way of thinking. It is a way of thinking with poetic means that allows for sensual experience, passion, and play. Metz systematically introduces this poetic way of thinking. Starting from their commonalities, Metz follows some of the most important authors of the new poetry - such as Monika Rinck and Jan Wagner, Uljana Wolf and Steffen Popp - into their poetic universe.