← Georg TraklSebastian im Traumby Georg TraklMetaphysical poem exploring decay and spiritual dissolutionFind on Amazon↗About the authorGeorg TraklAustrian expressionist poet whose hallucinatory, image-saturated verse is among the most original in the German language. His life of poverty, addiction, and guilt ended in suicide during World War I.More by Georg TraklGedichteExpressionist poems evoking decay, violence, and psychological dissolution→Collected PoemsLyric poetry featuring dreamlike imagery and melancholic atmosphere→