Thomas Boehme
Thomas Böhme (* 1955 in Leipzig ) is a German writer .
life and work
Thomas Böhme began a teacher training course and then trained as a library worker. He then worked as a librarian and advertising editor. From 1982 to 1984 he completed a distance learning course at the Leipzig Literature Institute . Since 1985 he has been a freelance writer with interruptions.
He is a member of the PEN Center Germany , the German Writers' Association and the Free Academy of Arts in Leipzig.
Böhme made a name for himself above all as a poet , but his extensive work also includes stories , novels and essays.
He is widowed and has two grown daughters.
Awards
- Johannes-R.-Becher Diploma of the Kulturbund der DDR 1983
- Georg Maurer Prize of the City of Leipzig in 1988
- Honorary gift from the Schiller Foundation Weimar 1994
- Literature Prize of the Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art 2006
- Calwer Hermann Hesse Scholarship 2014
Works
- With the hourglass on his belt. Poems . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1983
- The shameless waste of the dark. Poems . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1985
- Fabric of the pilots. Poems . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1988, ISBN 3-351-01178-4
- Practicing the inner lane: Roman . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1990, ISBN 3-351-01617-4
- I drink your plasma November: 2 thirteen-line and 100 twelve-line poems . Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1991, ISBN 3-351-01809-6
- Moults, frequent autumn: 22 poems (with woodcuts by Frank Wahle, bibliophile book). Edition m, Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-910171-01-X
- Ballet of Forgetfulness: Poems , Connewitzer Verlagbuchhandlung, Leipzig 1992, ISBN 3-928833-07-3
- Manessian Icarus: sixty-six poems from 1980 to 1995 . ROSPO, Verlag für Lyrik und Kunst, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-930325-07-1
- Spots overgrown by meat: Roman . Galrev, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-910161-64-2
- Return of the Swimmers: Poems . Galrev, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-910161-71-5
- In place: Mansfeld texts . Dr.-Ziethen-Verlag, Oschersleben 1996, ISBN 3-928703-99-4
- The pupils of Mr. Glasenapp: stories . Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 3-87365-304-4
- Smell of the guest: Roman . Thomas-Verlag, Leipzig 1996, ISBN 3-930383-13-6
- The body and the light: Roman . Die Scheune, Dresden 1998, ISBN 3-931684-17-2
- All trace becomes fur: stories, prose poems, verses . Galrev, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-933149-06-1
- Boys before two thousand: portrait photos from Leipzig and Halle . Fly head publishing house, Halle 1998, ISBN 3-910147-59-3
- And think of train stations: poems . Publishing house Un-Art-Ig, Aschersleben 2000, ISBN 3-9807111-6-1
- The cola drinkers. Poems from 1980-1999 . MännerschwarmSkript-Verlag, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-928983-87-3
- Black arks: stories, fables, grotesques; with the photo cycle "Junge Jungs" , Edition Erata, Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-934015-49-2
- Balthus and the foxes: three obscure short stories . Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-87365-334-6
- The aftermath of the fire. Poems . Galrev, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-933149-37-1
- Resists: photographs and texts . Edition Erata, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 3-86660-022-4
- In the hall of lost steps (with Dagmar Ranft-Schinke ) . Edition Dschamp, Berlin 2008 (art book)
- The Schnakenhascher: Roman . Projekt-Verlag Cornelius, Halle 2010, ISBN 978-3-86634-892-9
- Poetry booklet No. 9 . Sonnenberg-Presse, Chemnitz 2010
- Delicate craft. Poems . Poetenladen , Leipzig 2010, ISBN 978-3-940691-18-7
- 101 evidence objects: ancient words world . Connewitzer Verlagbuchhandlung Peter Hinke, Leipzig 2012, ISBN 978-3-937799-57-5
- Calwer Sinclairiaden. Written during the Calwer Hermann Hesse grant, 2014 . Calwer Hermann Hesse Foundation, Calw 2015
- Imprint in the nowhere. Poems . Poetenladen , Leipzig 2016. ISBN 978-3-940691-75-0
- Piano tuner on the Titanic. Poems . Quartus-Verlag, Bucha 2018, ISBN 978-3-943768-90-9
- Puppet theater. Calendar stories for 365 and one day . Connewitzer Verlagbuchhandlung Peter Hinke, Leipzig 2019, ISBN 978-3-937799-89-6
Anthologies and literary journals (selection)
- Christoph Buchwald , Ulrike Almut Sandig (Ed.): Yearbook of Poetry 2017 . Schöffling & Co., Frankfurt am Main 2017, ISBN 978-3-89561-680-8
- Ralph Grüneberger (Hrsg.) / Society for Contemporary Poetry : New Poetry Album . Edition 2/2011.
- Clam pile . Edition 44/2004. ISSN 0085-3593
- Poetry album 247 . 2019. ISSN 1865-5874
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Böhme in the catalog of the German National Library
- Thomas Böhme in the poet shop
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Boehme, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |