Manfred Enzensperger
Manfred Enzensperger (born August 24, 1952 in Cologne ) is a German writer .
After graduating from high school , Enzensperger studied English , German and educational sciences at the Universities of Cologne, Cambridge and Yale (USA). For many years he has worked as a specialist in the high school teacher training at the study seminar in Leverkusen. Enzensperger primarily writes poems that have been published in numerous anthologies and literary magazines. In 1999 he made his debut with the volume of poetry »Sperriertel«. In 2005 he edited "The Hölderlin Ants" with poetological essays by Marcel Beyer , Ulrike Draesner , Wulf Kirsten , Brigitte Oleschinski , Oskar Pastior and numerous other contemporary poets. Enzensperger's poems have appeared in various anthologies and in the literary journals die horen , concepts , mussel heaps and new german literature .
Enzensperger lives in Cologne and Leverkusen .
Single title (selection)
- snowed-in dogs. LYRIKPAPYRI (= Edition Voss. ). Horlemann, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-89502-364-4 .
- Finally Boppard. Poems (2010)
- Room flicker. Poems (2007)
- Semiopolis. Poems (2002)
- Line and thread. Poems (2000)
- Restricted area. Poems (1999)
Anthologies (selection)
- Karl Otto Conrady (ed.): The great Conrady . The book of German poems. From the beginning to the present, Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 2008.
- Axel Kutsch (Ed.): Versnetze . German-language poetry of the present, Verlag Ralf Liebe, Weilerswist 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Werner Bucher (Ed.): Poesie Agenda 2008, orte Verlag, CH-Ruetegg 2007.
- Christoph Buchwald, Michael Krüger (ed.): Year book of poetry . 2003.
- Theo Breuer (Ed.): NordWestSüdOst. Poems by contemporaries, Edition YE, Sistig / Eifel 2003.
Release
- The Hölderlin ants. Finding and inventing poetry. 2005.
Web link
Literature by and about Manfred Enzensperger in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ On this Theo Breuer : "Let's talk about poems: The Hölderlin ants". In: Ders .: From the hinterland. Poetry after 2000. Edition YE, Sistig 2005.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Enzensperger, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |