At the Munich Lyrics Cabinet, the editors presented the collected poems of Thomas Brasch (born 1945 in London, died 2001 in Berlin). Brasch, who was fighting against the harsh literary censoreship in East-Germany until is emigration to the West, later was facing neglectance by audience after German reunification. Only now, more than 10 years after his death the literature critics more and more discover the unique style of his lyrics and the psychological complexity of his different works. His poems, theater plays and film scripts describe the tragedy of lonely heros who are outsiders in a society that rushes from event to event.
As if the organizers of the Lyrics Cabinet had re-designed their rooms for this special event, comemorating Braschs long ordeal with restrictive publication policies, the reading of his newly-published texts took place in front of this very special book-shelf.
