Oliver Kleyer is a teacher and poet from Northern Germany. He teaches German as a Second Language in a refugee camp. He writes in German and English. His works have appeared in Cold Moon Journal, Disturb the Universe and oddball magazine as well as in anthologies like FromOneLine to another or Dadakuku 1. When he's not teaching or writing, he's trying to make his mandolin sing.

Oliver Kleyer

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Self-Portrait as a Shopping List

Bananas. Bread.
Chocolate and tea.
A grain of salt.
A little patience.
250 gr. of insight
into human nature.
2 slices of self confidence
(for those special days)
And don't forget the milk.