Nathalie Schmid is an award-winning Swiss writer. She is author of several books, including Gletscherstück (Wolfbach Verlag, 2019), from which “News” and “Juniper” are excerpted, and Ein anderes Wort für einverstanden (Gans Verlag, 2025). After graduating from high school, Schmid traveled through North and Central America, attended a mountain farm school, studied at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig, and trained as an adult educator and secondary-school teacher. Today, she writes poetry and prose, teaches German as a foreign language, and leads writing courses. Schmid lives in Baden, Switzerland.
Poetry
Spring 2025
Juniper
Scratches from the wind chime by the front doora blocked tear duct & stairwell chatter.From somewhere the recollection of juniper. Will youlove me even if I lose my memory?Across the […]
Poetry
Spring 2025
News
From my balcony I can seeFrau Suter’s stooped backamong the dahlias she wearsthe dark blue cardigan and herapron. All summer longher daughters took turnshelping in the garden mowing the lawnand […]