Author: Nora Gomringer

Year of origin: 2011

Theme: Contemporary feeling, deceleration, inner restlessness

Stylistic devices: Enjambment, repetition, irony, wordplay

Gomringer's poem deals with the desire for peace in a loud, hectic world. Recurrent phrases and enjambments create a sense of continuity and simultaneous halting. The irony of the "Silent Land" highlights the conflict between desire and reality. The language is pointed, humorous, and critical at the same time. It invites reflection on one's own life and the desire for deceleration—a central motif of contemporary poetry.