In conversation with host Anton Stanislawski, Leeder explores the question of whether and why German and English have different ‘natures’ – and how language shapes identity. Leeder recounts how she discovered a creative intensity in GDR poetry that arose from pressure, censorship and a vibrant underground scene. She talks about the art of translation, the struggle to reconstruct the ‘core’ of a poem in a new language, and her research project on "afterness" in poetry: writing in the shadow of major events and traditions. A conversation about freedom, rhythm, heritage – and the magic of poetry. Click here for the episode (in German).