Oliver Ligneth-Dahm
Oliver Ligneth-Dahm (born April 13, 1974 in Leverkusen - Schlebusch ) is a German writer who became known primarily through poetry publications .
Life
He grew up as a descendant of a Baltic or Silesian refugee family in Leverkusen in the Rhineland.
Since the age of 15, Ligneth-Dahm wrote poems , aphorisms and (short) prose constantly . He was always influenced by French symbolism (see also Arthur Rimbaud ), the American beatnik / rock culture and the philosophical schools of phenomenology and existentialism ; thus his works are characterized above all by a metaphor-rich abstraction of reality - repeatedly connected with the urgent question of the meaning of human, individual being.
Since 1990 Ligneth-Dahm has also worked as a singer or bassist in various bands of different styles (e.g. with The Rose of Devotion, Swans of Avon, Experimentum Crucis and in cooperation with BERGMEISTER). He was involved in several recordings and played numerous live concerts at home and abroad.
Ligneth-Dahm held readings throughout Germany (e.g. at the Leipzig Book Fair and regularly at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen ) and published a dozen books; there are also numerous magazine and anthology publications.
His debut poetry, Musik aus Heimatland , written in 1997 in the Parisian Marais district, was recognized by the New York writer and Jim Morrison widow Patricia Kennealy Morrison . Selected quote from Kennealy Morrisons from an exchange of letters 1999/2000: "[...] Jim would be pleased to know that another young poet is at work nor far from his last residence - [...] (And thanks too for redeeming the name 'Oliver' for me! Since 1991 I haven't cared for it much, as you can imagine - I'm glad it now has a far more pleasant association ... [...]) "- Patricia Kennealy- Morrison was referring to Oliver Stone's 1991 movie The Doors (film) .
Between 1997 and 2003 Ligneth-Dahm wrote important parts of his lyrical work in Paris .
Together with Wim Wenders , Reinhold Messner , Eugen Drewermann , Albert Hofmann , Juli Zeh and others, Oliver Ligneth-Dahm is a selected participant in the Hessischer Rundfunk radio play project Messages for 2099 .
Ligneth-Dahm studied psychology with a minor in philosophy at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal (his final topics: "Cognitive functions in patients with major depression " or "Death in Martin Heidegger ").
The author unofficially announced his resignation at the turn of 2003/2004. In the summer of 2006 he finally and completely withdrew from the literary business and completely distanced himself from all artistic work.
bibliography
- Music from home country , poems, July 1998, Verlag Agentur Bülbül Bochum, ISBN 3-931036-08-1
- The Called & The Other Light People , Lyrical Aphorisms, June 1999, Verlag Agentur Bülbül Bochum, ISBN 3-931036-16-2
- notes 92–97 , poems and short prose, September 1999, private edition
- Electric days - writings on film , poems and aphorisms, September 2000, Verlag Agentur Bülbül Bochum, ISBN 3-931036-17-0
- A poem of the last words , poems and aphorisms, November 2000, Peter-Segler-Verlag Freiberg (Saxony), ISBN 3-931445-01-1
- From nameless streets , poems, May 2002, Peter-Segler-Verlag Freiberg (Saxony), ISBN 3-931445-13-5
- Series of works Seelenzug, Episode III: Behind every morning , narrative, November 2002, UBooks-Verlag Augsburg, ISBN 3-935798-68-7
- The beard - a German pastoral letter ; Poems, short prose, aphorisms and stage works, October 2003, Ubooks Augsburg, ISBN 3-935798-15-6
- Series of works Seelenzug, Episode II: After the Red Rain , narrative, April 2004, UBooks-Verlag Augsburg, ISBN 3-937536-08-6
- Cognitive functions in patients with major depression over the course of time , study, July 2004, UBooks-Verlag Augsburg, ISBN 3-937536-40-X
- In the eye of the sun - news in German poetry , poems, January 2005, UBooks-Verlag Augsburg, ISBN 3-937536-87-6
- The poems - a selection and unpublished items , poems, November 2006, Edition PaperONE Leipzig, ISBN 3-939398-30-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Oliver Ligneth-Dahm in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ligneth-Dahm, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leverkusen - Schlebusch |