In the following excerpt, Bridgewater finds that Enzensberger's first three verse collections evince the influence of such writers as Bertolt Brecht, Gottfried Benn, W. H. Auden, and others.
In the following essay about Enzensberger's Der Untergang der Titanic (The Sinking of the Titanic) West analyzes Enzensberger's evocation of the experience aboard the sinking ship and the passengers' final moments before death.
In this essay, Grimm argues that Enzensberger is a practitioner of poetic anarchism, citing the author's fascination with anarchic events, movements, and historical figures, as well as his extreme and sometimes conflicting statements about theoretical aspects of literature.
In his review of Enzensberger's Kiosk and Selected Poems, which was translated from the German by Enzensberger and Michael Hamburger, Brady summarizes the poems in the collection and illuminates familiar aspects of Enzensberger's new poetry.
In the following review, Enright declares Poems for People Who Don't Read Poems “pure poetry” and compares it to Bertolt Brecht's poetry in its precision.
In the following essay, Melin considers the significance of allusions in Der Untergang der Titanic (The Sinking of the Titanic) to Enzensberger's own life and works.
In the following review, Hamburger analyzes the themes of Der Untergang der Titanic (The Sinking of the Titanic) and affirms the poem as “a celebration of bare survival.”
In this review, Hamburger considers Die Furie des Verschwindens an excellent example of Enzensberger's work in poetry and politics despite its pessimistic views.
