Three Poems by Fuernberg translated by Hamish Henderson in "Our Time" a monthly magaziine of literature and art. Vol 4 No 3, October 1944.

"Requiem for the Men the nazies Murdered"
"You my Poems are my Weapons"
"The Serbian Spring, 1941."


Three Poems by Fuernberg (the Sudeten poet): 'Requiem for the Men the Nazis Murdered', 'You, my poems, are my weapons' and 'The Serbian Spring, 1941.

Fore Publications, Ltd. Printed by Thomas Knight & Co., The Clock House Press. Published in 'Our Time - Incorporating 'Poetry and the People' Vol.4 No. 3 October 1944. Monthly magazine of literature and art. Other contributors: William Glynne-Jones with 'Ianto, Betty Jane and the Insurance Man', a 2-page short story; Ralph Bond with 'Films', a report on two important events for the British film industry: the report of the Cinematograph Films Council on monopoly and the succesfull negociation of the first trade union agreement covering newsreel cameramen and technicians. A theatre review by George Raymond of 'To-morrow the World' by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau. The play is dubbed 'the most political play put on since the beginning of the war, the best by any standards.' Illus. by Alexander Bender with a moving scene depicting the two children actors: David O'Brien and Angela Glynne. 4to. 18pp. Soiled covers. Rusty staples. Interior complete and clean. VG. (Book ref. 7042) £45.00

Louis Fürnberg (* 24. May 1909 in the Iglau; † 23 June 1957 in Weimar) was a German writer, poet and a musician.

Already at the age of 17 years it became member of the communist party. It created the Agitprop group “echo from left”, for which it was mainly active as Texter. Because of the Jewish origin of its family it fled with the invasion of the national socialists in Prague over Poland, Italy and Yugoslavia to Palestine, while its family remained in the Sudetenland and one murdered. In the year 1946 it returned to Europe. In the following two years it active as a journalist and correspondent for several newspapers in Prague were.