Kerstin Hensel

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Kerstin Hensel (born May 29, 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt ) is a German writer .

Professional background

Hensel is a trained nurse . From 1983 to 1985 she studied at the " Johannes R. Becher " literature institute in Leipzig and then worked at the theater. Since 1988 she has been teaching at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin . There she has been working as a professor for German language since 2001.

Hensel has been a member of the Saxon Academy of the Arts since 2005 and was deputy senator for literature from 2014 to 2017. In 2012, Hensel was elected to the Berlin Academy of the Arts , where she has been Vice Director of the Literature Section since 2015. There she works as a poetics professor. She is a member of the PEN Center Germany .

Prizes and awards

Works (selection)

  • Poetry album 222nd poems ; New life, Berlin 1986.
  • Still life with a future. Poems ; Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1988.
  • Hallimasch. Narratives ; Luchterhand, Frankfurt a. M. 1989
  • Farewell, Joseph ; (Film) (Director: Andreas Kleinert ), D 1989.
  • Ulriche and Kühleborn. Narration ; Reclam, Leipzig 1990.
  • Schlaraffe cultivation. Poems ; Luchterhand, Frankfurt / M. 1990.
  • Auditorium panopticum. Novel ; Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1991.
  • Thunderstorm front. Poems ; Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1991.
  • The Lavant Ghosts ; (Radio play), 1993.
  • Dammed up. From my Sudelbuch ; Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1993.
  • In the hose. Narration ; Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 1993.
  • Dance on the canal . Narration ; Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 1994.
  • Nine things. Narratives ; Kiepenheuer, Leipzig 1997.
  • Volksfest by Bürgerbräu . Poems. With Detlef Olschewski: woodcuts. Edition Mariannenpresse , Berlin 1997. ISBN 3-922510-91-4 .
  • Everything was like that, everything was different. Pictures from the GDR ; with photos by Thomas Billhardt , Kiepenheuer, Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-378-01035-5 .
  • Plaster hat. Novel ; Kiepenheuer, Leipzig 1999.
  • Understand station. Poems ; Luchterhand, Munich 2001.
  • Spoke Heil school. Poems ; Naughty, Aschersleben 2002. ISBN 3-9807613-8-X .
  • In the spinning house. Novel ; Luchterhand, Munich 2003.
  • Wrong Bunny. Roman , Luchterhand, Munich 2005.
  • Saxony reflections . Leipzig Bibliophile Evening, Leipzig 2006.
  • Lärchenau. Roman , Luchterhand, Munich 2008.
  • All weather. Poems , Luchterhand, Munich 2008.
  • Scholli bullfrog. Children's book , leiv Verlag, Leipzig 2011.
  • Spring game. 3 love novels , Luchterhand, Munich 2012.
  • The fallen feast. Poems , Verlag Poetenladen, Leipzig 2013, ISBN 978-3-940691-41-5 .
  • The playful paper. About strong, weak and utterly unsuccessful poems. Luchterhand, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-630-87433-3 .
  • Sling figure. Poems. Luchterhand, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-630-87499-9 .
  • Rainbow's colors. Novella. Luchterhand, Munich 2020

Audio books

  • In the Spinnhaus, author reading with music by Frank Fröhlich , Goldmund audio books ISBN 978-3-939669-11-1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deputy Director of the AdK Literature Section
  2. ↑ Kerstin Hensel: Satirist in Politics - Wrong roles on the wrong stage. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur online. June 11, 2019, accessed June 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Special page Edition Zeitzeichen published by Unartig Verlag ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Lyrikwelt, accessed October 19, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lyrikwelt.de
personal data
SURNAME Hensel, Kerstin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Karl-Marx-Stadt , GDR