From reviews of the first edition: Günter Waldmann has presented a book that serves as a systematic introduction to this area of literature, which is often difficult to convey in teaching. It allows the genre of lyric poetry to be experienced not through its abstract literary forms, but through the active and productive reception of the reader. Equipped with tried-and-tested working suggestions, the author offers many detailed proposals for different grade levels, as well as tips that are also interesting for self-study and work in writing seminars and workshops. Even if the German teacher may not be able to implement all 135 tasks, this book provides a well-prepared didactic resource that facilitates significantly easier and more intensive literary learning for students, as well as a much more enjoyable engagement with literature.