Book Release: Wem kein Bogen gesetzt. Gedichte

David John, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and founding Director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, has just edited a volume of poetry by the late Hans Eichner.

Born in Vienna in 1921, Eichner spent the war years in Australia and England and was in close contact with Erich Fried and other exiled poets associated with Gruppe 47. After emigrating to Canada, he taught for many years, first at Queen's University and later at the University of Toronto, and became well known for his work on German Romanticism. He was also the author of a novel, Kahn & Engelmann. Eine Familien-Saga.

Hans Eichner. Wem kein Bogen gesetzt. Gedichte is available directly from the Viennese publisher, Verlag der Theodor Kramer Gesellschaft. More information available here.