The Local Germany

10 summer poems to make you fall in love with the German language

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:29:31 +0200

Summer's in full swing. The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing and the flowers are in full bloom. But does the promise of sunny days fill you with delight or foreboding? These German poems describe summer at its best and worst and will inspire you to get out that German dictionary again.

Berlin university outrages poet by erasing his 'sexist' lyrics from wall

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:38:31 +0100

The Alice Salomon University in Berlin has decided to paint over a supposedly sexist poem that is currently emblazoned on its façade. In doing so it has been accused of “trampling” on artistic freedom.

Lost Friedrich der Große sex poem uncovered

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:02:00 +0200

A poem about passionate sex written by Prussia's Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great) has been unearthed after being archived and - perhaps deliberately - lost for hundreds of years.