New poems by an avant-garde literary virtuoso
New poems by a major voice of the Austrian avant-garde. A self-portrait of the artist as an old man and an exploration of the arts, from opera to circus. Franz Josef Czernin’s poems are experimental, playful and surprising; they take on a life of their own. Even where metre and rhyme play a supporting role, his words go their own way. Language speaks to itself – often ambiguous, sometimes absurd and then breathtakingly clear again. Franz Josef Czernin is »always present when two things make a third« (Paul Jandl). Or, as he himself says: »You come up with ideas you didn’t know you had. But maybe you only have them when the language for them comes along.«
Wien
Alte Schmiede Kunstverein Wien Literarisches Quartier,
Schönlaterngasse 9,
1010 Wien
