Georg Trakl poet from Austria was born in 1887, had 27 years and died in 1914. Poems were written mainly in German language. Dominant movement is expressionism.
Top ten poems Georg Trakl
De Profundis
... There is a hissing wind which haunts deserted huts--- ...
Klage
... Dreamless sleep - the dusky Eagles ...
What My Father Left Behind
... tied to a parachute, thin as a bread bag, it rises, it arcs ...
Lament
... Under stars, The silent face of the night ...
Billet-Doux
... For S. S. She reads by the light of a guttering candle ...
Psalm
... And later touches her shadow along cold walls, surrounded by fairy tales and holy legends ...
Grodek
... The spirit's hot flame is fed now by a tremendous pain: ...
Kaspar Hauser's Song
... He truly loved the purple sun, descending from the hills, ...
Whispered Into Afternoon
... Rest and wine in sunsets gleam, ...
Delirium
... The evenings wind weeps in the scent of carnations ...
