The poem by Günter Grass

[politicus]

I have read the German original and it is not a good poem by GG standard. Classical leftwing rhetoric and not much else. But unfair of the media to include GGs brief SS experience in an evaluation of it - even if keeping stum about it was cowardly.

[politicus]

Politics aside (including the obvious unfortunate issue concerning Grass), that's a terrible poem. Is it any better in its original language?

No it isn't. Way below normal GG standard.