Unsolicited Poems

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"I'd rather write a grocery list." In his first collection, Sandro Woodtli tries to make sense of the absurdities of the world we live in and struggles to come to terms with all kinds of human flaws. Mundane situations inspire him as much as exotic locations. He experiments with different styles and voices, is influenced by a wide range of sources and still cannot deny his own literary tradition. Woodtli's poems take the reader on a journey from the Sonoran Desert to the African Savannah to places stopped by every day.

Über Woodtli, Sandro

Sandro Woodtli grew up in Oberbüren, Switzerland. He graduated in English and history from the University of Fribourg and spent semesters at the University of Stirling in Scotland and at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he also attended courses in creative writing. He currently teaches English and history at Kantonsschule am Brühl. He lives with his wife and their newborn son in St. Gallen. He enjoys traveling and spends as much time on his motorbike and at the snooker table as his job and his family allow him to do. This is his first book of poetry.