This book comprises selected poems by Anton G. Leitner in English
translation. Leitner was born in Munich in 1961. He lives and works in
Wessling, Southern Bavaria. So far, he has published eleven collections
of his poems. He is editor-in-chief of "Das Gedicht", one of the main
magazines for contemporary German poetry, which celebrated its 25th
anniversary in 2017. He was the recipient of numerous awards and
accolades including the Tassilo Award for developing culture from
"Süddeutsche Zeitung" (2016). In 2015, he was elected Poet Laureate of
Bavaria.