Tag: lyric
Wislawa Szymborska: "I excite and despair"
Her favorite phrase: “I don’t know”, her poems: full of kindness. Polish poet Wisława Szymborska would have turned 100 on July 2nd. source site
magazine "thirteen + 13 poems": The molecules howl
The magazine “thirteen + 13 poems” has set itself the goal of bringing poetry to the train station bookshops. source site
Cry for justice – recommendations from the SZ editorial team – culture
Book: “Status Quote” about sexism at the Theatertreffen Sometimes a well-placed nudge is enough to get things moving. Yvonne Büdenholzer, the then artistic director of the Berlin Theatertreffen, succeeded in…
Maria Stepanova receives the Leipzig Book Prize: her lines anticipated the war – culture
Ruthless research into the Russian language, analysis of Putinism: the poet Maria Stepanova receives the Leipzig Book Prize for European understanding. A meeting with a fearless artist. Very soon in…
The Seer: Portrait of the Russian Author Maria Stepanova – Culture
Very soon in the conversation, the question arises as to whether Maria Stepanova not only has visionary but also magical abilities, whether she not only describes or anticipates future disasters…
Munich: Reading by Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu – Munich
The Eritrean writer Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, who lives in exile in Munich, presents her poems, which have been translated into German for the first time, in the Lyrik Kabinett. “I’m…
Volha Hapeyeva’s book of poems "trapezoidal heart": This abstract place
Since the demonstrations in Belarus, the poet Volha Hapeyeva has not been able to return to her country. Her new volume of poetry revolves around life far from home. source…
Nico Bleutge’s volume of poems “Sleep Tree Variations” – Culture
What does it mean to be a father? And what about losing your father? Nico Bleutges famous volume of poetry “sleep tree variations”. Whether it’s the sleep someone curls up…
Nuremberg: Marianne Hoffmann publishes her first book at the age of 100 – Bavaria
Marianne Hoffmann published her first book, a volume of poetry, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. A conversation about the calming effects of writing, loneliness, war and climate change.…
“This day is my friend” by Arne Rautenberg: Moon Pig Luck – Culture
When the poet Arne Rautenberg writes his children’s poems, he probably resembles the snail he once put in the verse: “First the feelers shake very slowly / in time /…