Klaus Høeck: 'Jeg har fundet mine egne rødder' (Winterreise, p. 171)

Klaus Høeck states in this poem that he is descended from Theobald Höeck, an enigmatic figure from the turn of the 17th century:

This is impossible to prove or disprove, but would you buy a second-hand poem from a man with this signature?

If you would like to read poems by Theobald in English translation, here are some places to go to on the blog: