Konstantínos Kaváfis (1863-1933) is undoubtedly one of the most influential modern Greek poets of the 20th century. "Im Verborgenen: Hidden Poems" presents for the first time poems by Kaváfis in German translation by Jorgos Kartakis and Jan Kuhlbrodt, which Kaváfis kept hidden during his lifetime. These poems, which openly address his homosexuality among other themes, were concealed by Kaváfis in drawers and closets of his friends and lovers. They were not included in the complete German edition, as they were only published in Greece in the early 1990s. Kaváfis' texts demonstrate a profound capacity for love and suffering. They also serve as a document of the societal stigma surrounding homosexuality at the beginning of the 20th century. In his poems, Konstantínos Kaváfis embodies greatness and freedom: he engages with the unfinished emancipation movements of the 20th century.