Rolf Hermann (writer)
Rolf Hermann at the Hausacher Reading Lenz 2015
Rolf Hermann (born July 3, 1973 in Leuk ) is a Swiss writer .
Life
Rolf Hermann grew up in the canton of Valais. After graduating from high school, he studied English and German in Freiburg , Bern and Iowa (USA). In his master's thesis he dealt with the poetics of William Carlos Williams and Frank O'Hara .
Rolf Hermann primarily writes poetry, which has so far been published in three separate titles and in various anthologies and magazines. He also writes prose , radio plays , theater and spoken word texts. He also appears with the dialect trio "Die Gebirgspoeten".
Today Rolf Hermann lives in Biel .
Awards
- 2008 writing grant from the Independent Literature House of Lower Austria
- 2009 Culture Prize of the Canton of Valais
- 2010 Tübingen city writer scholarship for poetry
- 2011 writing grant from the Canton of Bern in Paris
- 2011 Heinz Weder recognition award for poetry
- 2012 Rilke recognition award for a short chronicle of a crash landing
- 2014 Continue writing grant from the City of Bern
- 2015 Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern
- 2015 grant from the Swiss cultural foundation Pro Helvetia
- 2015 contribution from the canton of Valais
- 2017 Culture Prize of the City of Biel
Works
- Books
- Tribute to backstroke swimming near Chicago and elsewhere. Poems. X-Time, Bern 2007, ISBN 978-3-909990-19-1 .
- Brief chronicle of a crash landing. Poems. X-Time, Bern 2011, ISBN 978-3-909990-25-2 .
- Cartography of the snow. Poems. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2014, ISBN 978-3-905825-91-6 .
- Life is a steep slope. edition spoken script 22. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2017, ISBN 978-3-03853-035-0 .
- Ephemeral home. Stories. Rotpunktverlag, Zurich 2018, ISBN 978-3-85869-794-3 .
- A cow named Manhattan. edition spoken script 33. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2019, ISBN 978-3-03853-097-8 .
- Audio books
- with Matto Kämpf, Achim Parterre: Die Gebirgspoeten: Muff. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2010, ISBN 978-3-905825-44-2 .
- with Michael Stauffer: Like a sheep in the desert: When James Baldwin visited Switzerland. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2012, ISBN 978-3-905825-45-9 .
- with Michael Stauffer: Lydia Eymann. Two radio plays. Double CD. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2012, ISBN 978-3-905825-38-1 .
- with Matto Kämpf, Achim Parterre: Die Gebirgspoeten: Last ascent. The healthy shipping of people, Lucerne 2010, ISBN 978-3-905825-22-0 .
- with Michael Stauffer: No sugar in the coffee: homage to grandmother. Incl. an animation by Simon Müller. Visp 2010 (romm), ISBN 978-3-905756-72-2 .
- with Michael Stauffer: The day before my departure: On the life and work of Hannes Taugwalder . Double CD. Visp 2008 (romm), ISBN 978-3-905756-53-1 .
- Theater projects
- with Barbara Terpoorten-Maurer , Daniel Imboden: Crazy Horn - based freely on Luis Trenker's “The mountain calls”. By Sempione-Productions, 2010.
- with Barbara Terpoorten-Maurer a . Siegfried Terpoorten: Cook's Night Out. By Sempione-Productions, 2013.
- with Barbara Terpoorten-Maurer a . Siegfried Terpoorten: The miser - freely based on Molière. By Sempione-Productions, 2015.
- radio
- with Michael Stauffer: Like a sheep in the desert: When James Baldwin visited Switzerland. Director: Michael Stauffer. SWR 2011.
- with Michael Stauffer: No sugar in the coffee: homage to grandmother. Director: Michael Stauffer. Swiss Radio DRS 2 2007. (Broadcasts: DRS 2, Deutschlandfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen / Nordwestradio)
- with Michael Stauffer: Portrait with grasshoppers: A homage to Hannes Taugwalder. Director: Michael Stauffer, 2008. (Broadcasts: DRS 1 and 2)
- Other publications (selection)
- In: Modern Poetry of Switzerland. An anthology. Ed. V. Roger Perret. On behalf of Migros Culture Percentage. Zurich: Limmat, 2013.
- In: Poszerzenie Zrenic. Swiss poetry since 1945. Ed. Werner Morlang u. Ryszard Wojankowski. Wrocla: Atut 2013.
- In: Modern and Contemporary Swiss Poetry. An Anthology. Luzius Keller (Ed.) Dalkey Archive Press, Chicago 2012.
- In: Colic. Literary magazine for literature. No. 55. Ed. Hans Ruprecht. Vienna 2012.
- In: Drafts. Journal of Literature. No. 69. Zurich 2012.
- In: allende - magazine for literature . No. 88. Karlsruhe 2011.
- In: igajanumechligaluege / igajanumechligalose. Poetic Swiss journey in mouth styles. Ed. Ursula Fölmli. Limmat, Zurich 2007.
- In: The poem. Journal of poetry, essay and criticism. Volume 15. Leitner, Wessling near Munich 2007.
Web links
Commons : Rolf Hermann - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Rolf Hermann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Rolf Hermann
- Short biography and information on the work of Rolf Hermann (writer) at Literaturport
- Entry about Rolf Hermann in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
- Short biography and reviews of works by Rolf Hermann at perlentaucher.de
- Angelika Overath : Kaleidoscope of the I: A volume of poetry by Rolf Hermann. Review of a short chronicle of a crash landing , Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 18, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermann, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leuk |