Norbert Sternmut

Norbert Sternmut 2008

Norbert Sternmut (* 6. March 1958 as Norbert Schmid in Stuttgart ) is a German writer and painter .

Youth and education

Sternmut was born in Stuttgart as the fifth of six children. His father, a barn thresher, died when Sternmut was eleven years old. According to her own statements, childhood and adolescence were mainly characterized by disappointments and privations. After secondary school in Gerlingen (Breitwiesenschule) he did an apprenticeship as a toolmaker at the Trumpf company in Ditzingen , and then on the second educational path at the Technical Oberschule (TO) in Stuttgart, the subject-specific and later with the acquisition of the small Latinum, the general university entrance qualification acquire. At first he wanted to study mechanical engineering, but in 1979 he fell ill with cancer and after recovering from his illness decided to study social pedagogy and to become an artist and writer. He studied social pedagogy at the Fachhochschule für Sozialwesen in Esslingen and graduated with a diploma. He works within the technical school for social pedagogy on the training of educators, he is also school social worker at a private grammar school and a private secondary school.

Artistic and literary work

He had his first major exhibition as a painter (oil paintings, ink drawings, etchings ) in the Gerlingen City Library in 1996. In literary terms, he found in Kurt Rüdiger (1913–1990), the then editor of the Yearbook of German Poetry since 1980, a sponsor and teacher, with whom Sternmut had a long-standing friendship until his death.

In 1989 the volume of poetry Sprachschatten was published , with which the foundation stone for further work was laid. From this point in time until today, plays, volumes of poetry and from 1999 novels , essays and reviews with Der Tote im Park have appeared at regular intervals .

In 2014 Sternmut presented as a painter at the invitation of the KulturRegion Stuttgart and the city ​​of Ludwigsburg for the first time pictures and a triptych from his series The Words on socio-political, sociological and philosophical questions. It is a series of oil and acrylic paintings , some in large formats, as a combination of word and image, color and symbols, based on Sternmut's poetry language.

In 2015, as part of the 8th Ludwigsburg Literature Festival, the Eremitage magazine was presented with pictures from the Sternmut series of works, The Words .

From 2019 onwards, Sternmut showed mostly large-format pictures under the title "Wortbilder - Sprachschatten" in the work show # 8 of the Ludwigsburg district hall. In line with his volume of poetry from 1989, these works are attempts to penetrate the "language shadows" in order to track down realities there that are beyond semantic comprehensibility, according to the organizer of the exhibition "Art in the District House". The triptychs "Expulsion" and "The Myth of Sisyphus" are exhibited in this context. In further pictures, ink drawings and etchings from the years 1983 to 1990 the connections between word and picture are made clear in the form of fragments, color symbols, up to clear verbalization as a particularly highly developed form of symbol formation according to Sternmut. In December 2019, one of the Sternmut pictures in this exhibition - a symbolic Jesus figure, with oil paint on canvas - was willfully torn up.

Projects

Sternmut also repeatedly combined art and social work in various projects with a writing workshop, theater group, and RAP musical project. He worked with the long-term unemployed or young people in preparation for a career, artistically and pedagogically. In 2000 the play “Training Center” was created in a theater project together with the unemployed, in which the unemployed played themselves and the content of the play was worked out in a joint process. The content of the play is the organized handling of the unemployed and unemployment in the state, by the state.

Another theater project in which young trainees specified the characters and content was carried out in 2001 ( Metallica ). Here, in the process of theater work, radical right-wing ideas were dealt with, whereby the young people formed themselves to actively revolt against the right. Here too, Sternmut was primarily concerned with the pedagogical learning process towards clearly recognizable approaches to action and thinking. The characters each played themselves.

In 2009 Sternmut founded the literature group "Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt" (SMLB). SMLB wants to "inspire young people for literature, art and culture, encourage and challenge the next generation" through monthly meetings and cultural events in the Villa Barock in Ludwigsburg. Literature, but also other art, can be presented and topics from art, philosophy, psychology and politics are discussed. SMLB is presented at the Ludwigsburg Literature Festival with a stand and its own events.

"Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt" has been presented since 2015 with articles and information on the events, as well as new books and pictures on the projects page meinlb.de of the city of Ludwigsburg.

The project (2015/2016) on the subject of traumatization, which was presented at the closing of the exhibition Werkschau # 8 in Ludwigsburg, deals with work with severely traumatized children and adolescents in a dormitory. In 2020 the book "Winterdienst" was published, which describes everyday life and the background of the work in prose and poetry.

In 2017, the literary magazine BAWÜLON , published by Pop Verlag , dedicated an issue to the literary group "Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt" in which, in addition to reviews and an interview, Sternmut's pictures can be seen.

further activities

Sternmut has been a member of the Ludwigsburg editorial team of the literary magazine Bawülon , published by Pop Verlag (Ludwigsburg), since 2011 . At Radio Ludwigsburg, he moderates the series Sternmut's hour , in which he presents literature and art in readings and interviews.

In 2019 he became head of the literature department of the Künstlergilde e. V. , based in Esslingen, was elected. At the same time he chaired the jury for the Andreas Gryphius Prize and the Nikolaus Lenau Prize of the Artists' Guild.

Sternmut is a member of the Association of German Writers (VS), the Society for Contemporary Poetry , the Deutsche Schillergesellschaft e. V. , the artist guild e. V. , the support group of German writers in Baden-Württemberg and in the center of writers in exile in German-speaking countries in the international PEN

Awards

• Scholarship from the city ​​of Gerlingen
• Scholarship from the state of Baden-Württemberg
• 2007: Vienna Workshop Prize in the lyric category
• 2019: Literature Prize of the KünstlerGilde Esslingen

Single track

• Eyes and stones. Poems 1984, Hutters-Verlag, ISBN 3-88877-039-4 .
• In a hundred years. Poems 1984, Hutters-Verlag, ISBN 3-88877-040-8 .
• Golden times. Theater play 1985, Der Karlsruher Bote, ISBN 3-88256-178-5 .
• The way things are. Poems 1987, Hutters-Verlag
• Language shadow. Poems 1989, Edition Thaleia, ISBN 3-924944-16-4 .
• Blueprints. Poems 1994, Verlag Günther Dienelt, ISBN 3-88397-153-7 .
• Premature triggering of the time lapse. Poems 1995, Edition Thaleia, ISBN 3-924944-28-8 .
• Star courage. Poems 1996, Röhn-Verlag, ISBN 3-931796-15-9 .
• The timepiece. Short prose 1997, Verlag Rainar Nitzsche, ISBN 3-930304-21-X .
• Photofinish. Poems 1997, Edition Thaleia, ISBN 3-924944-36-9 .
• Absolutely you. Poems 1998, Edition Thaleia, ISBN 3-924944-42-3 .
• The dead man in the park. Roman 1999, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 3-932497-28-7 .
• Training center. Play 2000, Theaterboerse
• Metallica. Play 2001, Theaterboerse
• No rules for Sina. Roman 2001, Betzel Verlag, ISBN 3-932069-82-X .
• Marlies. Roman 2003, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 3-932497-89-9 .
• 88 Riddles to Infinity , Poetry Graphics Art Print Tape. Pictures by Volker Funné. Wiesenburg Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-937101-35-7 .
• Engine. Poems 2005, Edition Thaleia, ISBN 3-924944-69-5 .
• Soul machine. Poems 2006, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 3-939518-34-4 .
• Norman. Roman 2008, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 978-3-939518-94-5 .
• Thread dignity. Poems 2009, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-937139-67-8 .
• Night lights. Poetry collection 2010, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-937139-87-6 .
• Wildlife crossing time - diary of a relationship. Roman 2011, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 978-3-942063-25-8 .
• Mirror writing. Poems 2011, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-007-2 .
• Shadow palaver. Poems 2012, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-032-4 .
• Magazines. Poems 2012, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-045-4 .
• Afterburner. Poems 2013, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-081-2 .
• Solstice. Poems 2014, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-092-8 .
• Arrow writing reflections on love. Poems and prose 2015, Wiesenburg Verlag, ISBN 978-3-95632-284-6 .
• Breath echo. Poems and Pictures 2016, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-110-9 .
• Tango of the Dead. Poems and Pictures 2017, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-145-1 .
• Theorem of rays . Poems 2018, Pop Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86356-199-4 .
• Winter service. Trauma prose and poems, 2020, edition monrepos, ISBN 978-3-86356-291-5

Anthologies (selection)

• Yearbook of German Poetry. Karlsruher Bote, Karlsruhe, 1987, 1990 ISBN 3-88256-185-8 .
• Lyrik 86/88 and Lyrik 89 , Edition Leu, Zurich, 1989, ISBN 3-85667-023-X .
• THE POEM. Edition L, Loßburg, 1989, ISBN 3-924600-77-5 .
• Gauke Jahrbuch, Gauke Verlag, 1989, ISBN 3-87998-078-0 .
• Men's things. Erik Grischke publishing house, Brühl 1990, ISBN 3-927871-06-0 .
• Sonnenreiter Anthologie, Verlag Reinhard Stein Maßl, 1988/89, ISBN 3-88684-022-0 .
• Author's Days in Baden-Baden, Aktuell-Verlag, 1989, ISBN 3-925195-12-2 .
• LYRICS TODAY. Edition L, Loßburg, 1990, ISBN 3-927932-11-6 .
• Polar sea blue. Poems, anthology, Thomas Bauer (Ed.), ISBN 3-8311-3220-8 .
• The nightingale sang so sweetly. Poetry, Edition L, Loßburg 1990, ISBN 3-927932-01-9 .
• Beaten track. Erik Grischke Publishing House, Brühl, 1990, ISBN 3-927871-02-8 .
• Dear fatherland. Edition L, Loßburg, 1990, ISBN 3-927932-05-1 .
• Authors Introduce Themselves, Edition L, Loßburg, 1990, ISBN 3-927932-03-5 .
• RADIUS Almanac 1991/92. Radius Verlag, 1991, ISBN 3-87173-832-8 .
• Autorentage 91. aktuell-Verlag, Weinstadt, 1991, ISBN 3-925195-16-5 .
• Night lighter than day. Edition L, Loßburg, 1992, ISBN 3-927932-72-8 .
• Obituary for Melinda. Wolfgang Hager (Ed.), Stolzalpe / Austria
• An der Mosqua, Wolfgang Hager (Ed.), Stolzalpe / Austria, ISBN 3-900578-34-6 .
• young lyrics of these years. pen-club liechtenstein, Edition Raetia, 1993.
• The woman. Wort und Mensch Verlag, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-9802860-3-7 .
• Sisyphosades in the idyllic ghetto. Edition Sernold, 1995, ISBN 3-87707-483-9 .
• Without point & comma. Wolkenstein Verlag, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-927861-20-0 .
• exempla, case studies, Ursula Jetter (Ed.), 2001, ISSN  0343-9208
• best german underground lyriks 2004, Acheron Verlag, Altenburg, 2005, ISBN 3-9810222-0-3 .
• exempla, Volume 30/31, Volume 2004/05, Ursula Jetter (Ed.), ISSN  0343-9208
• exempla, Volume 36/37, Volume 2010/2011, Ursula Jetter (Ed.), ISSN  0343-9208
• exempla, Crisis and Change, Ursula Jetter (Ed.) 2014, ISSN  0343-9208
• Buried feelings, Union of Social Institutions, Berlin, 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039279-5 .
• Yearbook for the new poem. Frankfurt Library, 2016, ISBN 978-3-933800-47-3 .
• Hermitage. Mylinfalklaem Asperger Taschenbücher, 2015, ISBN 978-3-9816775-7-7 .
• exempla, Volume 41/42, Volume 2015/2016, Ursula Jetter (Ed.), ISSN  0343-9208
• Veilchen-Antholgie Volume 2, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7485-7541-2

Literature magazines (selection)

• The Poetry Portfolio, International Poetry Journal, Wolfgang D. Gugl, Graz, March 1990
• Scriptum, literary magazine , Walter Eigenmann, Switzerland, issue 03/1991
• Place of the eyes - Blätter für Literatur, Ziethen Verlag, 1999, ISBN 978-3-932090-83-7
• Am Erker - Journal for Literature - No. 39, 2000 ISBN 3-925084-37-1
• Kult, Magazyn fyr Netzwerk-Poesy - Karl-Heinz Schreiber, Goldbach, 16/2002, ISSN  0944-2162
• BAWÜLON - South German Matrix for Literature and Art, 1-2 / 2012 (5-6), Pop-Verlag, ISSN  2192-3809
• MATRIX - magazine for literature and art, No. 4/2012 (30), Pop-Verlag, ISSN  1861-8006
• BAWÜLON - South German Matrix for Literature and Art, 2/2017 (26), special edition Sternmut, ISSN  2192-3809
• Glarean Magazine 2009

literature

• Without point and comma. Poetry in the 90s . Wolkenstein Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-927861-20-0
• From the hinterland. Poetry after 2000 . Edition YE, 2005, ISBN 3-87512-186-4
• Clarissa's junk shop. Authors tell of their pseudonyms . novum Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-99003-914-4
• BAWULON. Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt , Pop Verlag, Ludwigsburg, 2017, ISSN  2192-3809

Web links

• Literature by and about Norbert Sternmut in the catalog of the German National Library
• official homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ see Kürschner's German Literature Calendar
2. ↑ Art Kreishaus: WERKSCHAU # 8. schiller-vhs.de, accessed on March 6, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Sternmut picture willfully destroyed . In: Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung . January 29, 2020 ( sternmut.de [JPG; accessed March 11, 2020]).
4. ^ Literature workshop. (PDF) In: Bietigheimer Zeitung. November 2008, accessed July 25, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt. Retrieved July 25, 2016 . 
6. ↑ meinlb.de: Sternmut-Literatur-Bunt
7. ↑ BAWÜLON 2/2017. October 13, 2017, accessed March 6, 2020 . 
8. ↑ editorial office. Bawülon - Süddeutsche MATRIX for literature and art, accessed on March 6, 2020 . 
9. ^ Literature on Radio Ludwigsburg. In: Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung. January 5, 2013, accessed July 25, 2016 . 
10. ^ Association: Organization. Künstlergilde.eu, accessed on March 6, 2020 . 
11. ^ VS Baden-Württemberg in ver.di. In: vs-baden-wuerttemberg.blogspot.de. Retrieved July 25, 2016 . 
12. ↑ künstlergilde.eu
13. ↑ Exil-PEN: Members - Main page of the Exil-PEN center for writers in exile in German-speaking countries. In: www.exil-pen.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved July 25, 2016 . 
14. ^ Result of the Vienna Workshop Prize 2007. ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) fza.or.at
15. ↑ KünstlerGilde honors Dagmar Dusil. In: sevenbuerger.de. September 26, 2019, accessed March 6, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Sternmut / Funné - Sternmut poetry in combination with graphics
17. ↑ Michael Matzer: Norbert Sternmut - Shadow Palaver. Poems. August 25, 2019, accessed March 6, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Resurrection