Klaus Rainer Goll
Klaus Rainer Goll (born July 2, 1945 in Lübeck ) is a German teacher and writer .
Life
Goll worked as a secondary school teacher until 2008. In addition, since 1965 he has mainly published poems and short prose , initially in the Lübecker Nachrichten . For his work he received the Golden Quill Poetry Prize in 1974 , the Short Prose Prize of the Literary Union in 1977, the Culture Prize of the Duchy of Lauenburg Foundation in 1985 and the Heinrich Mann Plaque in 1986 . He also initiated encounters between authors from East and West. In 1980 he founded the Lübeck Authors' Circle , which he also serves as its chairman, and published the anthology treffpunkte from 1986 to 1999 . In 2008 he was honored by the Possehl Foundation for his efforts to promote the cultural life of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. In Ivory publishing house published four of his books of poetry: This short life (1997) in the series lyricism of the new millennium, the sea is everywhere (2000) with watercolors by Julia Kuhl and time passes (2005) with pencil drawings of the author. Wind Stunden (1973), his poetry debut, which he dedicated to Katja Mann , appeared in a new edition in 2009 with an afterword by Hans Wißkirchen .
In December 2010, Goll was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
Works
- with Marion Hinz (ed.): Meeting point 2. My favorite poem, my favorite poem. Anthology. Schmidt-Römhild, 1989, ISBN 978-3-7950-3204-3 .
- (Ed.): Meeting point 3. Poetry and prose. Schmidt-Römhild, 1993, ISBN 978-3-7950-3209-8 .
- This short life . Poems. Afterword by Christian von Zimmermann. Ivory, Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 978-3-932245-09-1 .
- The sea is everywhere. Poems and prose. Illustrations by Julia Kuhl. Ivory, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 978-3-932245-34-3 .
- time goes by. Poems and travel sketches. Afterword by Christian von Zimmermann. Ivory, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-932245-76-3 .
- Wind hours. Poems. Ivory, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-932245-98-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Klaus Rainer Goll in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lena Johannson : A poet celebrates his birthday. In: Lübecker Nachrichten. July 2, 2010, p. 18.
- ↑ Honor for patrons of literature. In: Lübecker Nachrichten. December 9, 2010, p. 15.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goll, Klaus Rainer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German teacher and writer, poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |