All of Peter Rühmkorf's poems in high-quality edition, edited by Bernd Rauschenbach - a must for all poetry readers! Stay unshakeable and resist where the gods are turning the thumbs, taking a second path around the brain - even the titles of the poems exude that unique sound that makes Peter Rühmkorf's poetry so distinctive. Here speaks one of the great German poets, who juggles with traditional verse forms, brings free rhythms to swing, breaks and mends rhymes; who does not shy away from the great themes, "lightly touching on love and death," but can also highlight the mundane everyday life: the reflection of a trembling butter knife on the breakfast plate in the morning. Rühmkorf's favorite place was always between the chairs - even when they stood on a swaying tightrope. This volume gathers all of his poems for the first time.