Robert Grabski
Robert Grabski (born April 25, 1912 in Matzdorf / Upper Silesia , † December 24, 1990 in Herne ) was a German writer and publisher.
Life
Grabski was born the son of a master carpenter in Upper Silesia and wrote poetry as a schoolboy. After 1945 he founded a book publisher in Trieste . From 1952 he lived in Herne, where he ran a youth home until retirement.
In 1955 Grabski founded the literary quarterly magazine Das Boot . He was involved in the group 79th Literary Workshop Herne.
The city of Herne, where Grabski lived almost half his life, named Robert-Grabski-Strasse in Herne- Baukau after him on May 5, 1994 .
Works
- The first verses . 1932.
- Flowers of the home . 1933.
- Sounds of home. Serious and funny poems in East Silesian dialect . 1936.
- Bielitz is a beautiful town. A little verse book . Bielitz 1941.
- The song of the old homeland: a memory booklet for all Bielitz-Bialaer compatriots . Ed. Golfo, Trieste 1951.
- Äus alder Zejt. East Silesian dialect poems . Herne 1956.
- Labyrinth of the soul. Poems . Self-published, Herne 1955.
- Bielitz memories . Self-published, Herne 1956.
- Silver lights. Poems in Italian . Self-published, Herne 1956
- Choice. Little poems . Schulte and Kortnach, Herne 1963.
- Coco family. A hamster story . E. Schmidt, Bielefeld 1965.
- Holidays in Sardinia. Poems . Schulte and Kortnack, Herne 1968.
- Wind chimes. Dream and reality. Poems . Schulte and Kortnack, Herne 1970; 2nd edition Siebert, Herne 1983.
- Sardinian impressions. A vagabond journey . Andreas-Gryphius workshop, 1977.
- Quibbles . Siebert, Herne 1982.
- as editor
- The boat. Journal of Contemporary Poetry . Weinstadt-Endersbach 1955–1958.
- Buoy in a storm. Collection of poems by the group of authors "Das Boot" . Herne 1958.
- with W. Modrow: Traces of Time. Edited volumes for contemporary poetry . 4 vols. Herne 1962–1969.
Awards
- April 14, 1975: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- 1977: Nicolaus Copernikus Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Grabski in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robert Grabski in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Robert-Grabski-Strasse near the city of Herne
Individual evidence
- ^ Ministerialblatt für die Land Nordrhein-Westfalen , Volume 29, No. 25 of April 2, 1976, p. 351
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grabski, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matzdorf , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1990 |
| Place of death | Herne |