The Lakes Beneath

An incredible poetic search for the unknown

Lenka Kerler alias Dr. Lena F. Schraml studied Polish history, culture, literature and language in Regensburg, Lodz, Halle/Saale and Cracow. She completed her doctorate with a thesis on the significance of fictional literature for memory cultures using the example of Polish and Persian texts. Schraml is the author of the somewhat different travel guide "111 Orte in Krakau, die man gesehen haben muss" (111 places in Cracow who you must have seen, Emons 2021). She publishes philosophical and poetic texts on her website.
Shortly after publishing her doctoral thesis in March 2022, Schraml fell ill with ME/CFS, making it almost impossible for her to read or concentrate for more than a few minutes. The completion of "The Lakes Beneath" which had been on her mind since her studies abroad 2014 in Lodz, therefore represents a very special personal achievement.