Else & Ich is a lyrical mind game in a book of poems that combines the works of two female artists and offers a deep glimpse into their souls. Marit Persiel explored the life and poetry of Else Lasker-Schüler, a German-Jewish writer who died in 1945. Suddenly, Else’s poems resonated with the poems of the artist who writes today: a meeting of the works in a poetic space that is not entirely of this world and spans a century between the two authors.

Marit Persiel then writes letters to Else Lasker-Schüler. Cautious, questioning letters based on the lyrical themes and circumstances of the late artist’s life, addressing fundamental questions of our social life and the existence of each one of us. Thus poetry combines with philosophy and opens an intimate space for one’s own reflection.

Attention defective copy

Caution! This book is a defective copy. Page 65 was not printed, so the order in the book from page 66 onwards is no longer correct. Page 65 is an illustration by Else Lasker-Schüler. The works of the female artists are all inside.

While stocks last, you can get a copy of Else and I at a reduced price. These copies have a misprint, but we want to save the poetry from the shredder.