Das Lied von der Erde with poems by Elisabeth Frischauf
November 2025, saw two Memorable performances of Das Lied von der Erde at the Kurhaus Bad tölz and Bergson Kulturkraftwerk Theater, Munich Germany
Hear the poems: Truth, Shoot'em, a fragment of Love Lingers on the short video below:, extracted from the complete performance.
This Lied von der Erde is an hour-long woven tapestry in memory of the ending of WW II, of Nazi banned music and writing by those who managed to escape and those who perished. Conceived and directed through a contemporary lens, by Martina Veh, with my voice and poems in Soundscape by Christoph Reiserer. Also performing: Soprano, Stephanie Krug; Actor, Stefan Wilkening; Dancer, Alberto Pagani; Conductor, Maria Fitzgerald.
Three poems published recently
"At First Avenue and 97th Street" is up this week at The Five-Two, coinciding with the start of fall: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/09/elisabeth-frischauf.html
Sept 30, 2025 https://www.plantsandpoetry.org/journals/plant-people-vol-5-1 , “In my dream I become an iris”
"Moonlight Sonata"
has been accepted for publication in the 2025 issue of Oberon,and is also under consideration by the judge.
SAVE THE DATE: September 29 at 5PM
I will be reading from my family memoir poem book one, “They Clasp my Hand,” and book two, “The Lost Notebook,” on September 29 at 5 PM.
Here are the details and link to follow
https://wagner.edu/holocaust-center/programs/
On site will be at Wagner College on Staten Island. It will also be on zoom. You must register with the link above for either one or both.
By registering, a recording will be available to view at your convenience.
Books will be available for purchasing and signing on site. “They Clasp my Hand,” is on amazon/Kindle. Book two is available on request to me and then mailed to you. It will be an ebook soon.
New sculptural Bas Relief Plaque: Orpheus and Eurydice
Inspired by the old mythi, a new interpretation in vivid underglaze colors
Low fire paper clay, with underglaze and glaze, 20x20 inches and ¼ inch thick
Detail of Charon asleep in his boat
Detail of Eurydice approaching Orpheus, glancing back
Cerberus
A crown of snarky sonnets accompanies the piece. More details to come as this is being submitted to a juried show.
Successful Art showing At Arts on the Lake, Lake Carmel, NY this May
Two mixed media mobiles
Oil Slick, Ceramic, mixed media, a bird with oil plastered feathers on the back side, surrounded by oil-gobbed letters saying Oil Slick
Gimme Shelter with poem on top, mixed media with chinese restaurant container and eye dropper bottles.
Who gets to be in and who gets to be out?
Gimme Shelter!
Inside it's warm, there's a basket with plenty. There are blankets and cuddles; Santa comes regularly. It's home, Home, HOME.
Outside it's cold or way too hot and hard and scary. Dirty. Home—less. Looked through, if at all. Forgotten.
Death comes wherever we are.
Inside & Outside
WE are EQUAL
Successful reading from Book 2, "The Lost Notebook," at Arts on the Lake, Lake Carmel New York
I was sponsored by Poets and Writers with a grant, April 28, 2025
Available on request to me for $20 plus shipping.
Book One, “They Clasp my Hand,” is available on Amazon/kindle and draft2digital
