Alfred Warnes
Alfred Warnes (* 1936 in Korneuburg ) is an Austrian writer .
Life
Alfred Warnes began to write at the age of 16/17 and later studied law. He embarked on a full-time administrative career and was a legal assistant for the City of Vienna from 1959 to 1997. He lives in Kaltenleutzüge in Lower Austria.
In 1955 he published his first poetry and prose texts in the magazine "neue wege", and in 1967 the volume of poems "The Uneven Teeth" was published, which was followed by several other books of poetry. The literary critic David Axmann once described Warnes' poetry as "aphorisms for critical observation of life".
Warnes was chairman of the Austrian Writers' Association and editor of the magazine Literarisches Österreich . He writes poetry, prose and essays and published, among other things, in the Wiener Zeitung .
Works
- 1967 The unequal teeth
- 1973 prose book
- 1982 songs of sobriety
- 1989 Leutgebner Notes, Poetry
- 1998 Hip roof, wind thrown, barking dogs, poetry, ISBN 3-901117-38-5
- 2006 Selected Poems
- 2007 Fixed high-low, poetry, Edition Thurnhof, Horn 2007, ISBN 3-900-678-86-3
- 2013 Ausgemustert, Lyrik, Lyrik der Gegenwart series, Volume 33, Edition Art Science, Vienna and St. Wolfgang 2013, ISBN 978-3-902864-23-9
Awards
- Book award from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art 1982
- Recognition award of the state of Lower Austria for literature 1989
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Warnes in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author portrait of the literature platform Podium
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warnes, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Korneuburg |