Joan Maragall (1860–1911) is considered one of the most important voices of Catalan modernism with his poetry, characterized by spirituality, closeness to nature and social commitment. The award-winning literary translator Àxel Sanjosé has translated Maragall's poems into German. On this evening, he shares with you the lively simplicity of Maragall – his unaffected everyday language, which draws its strength from simplicity and the immediacy of feeling.