Rich Catch in the Empty Creel

Richard Dove's brilliant translations present a large selection of the great German poet Reiner Kunze's writing from all periods of his life. Born in 1933, Kunze, the son of a miner, lived for years in East Germany, studying in Karl Marx University in Leipzig. He began to be published in the mid-1950s, garnering major attention and eventually becoming a best-selling author in Germany and the winner of numerous awards.