Ulrich Grasnick

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Ulrich Grasnick (born June 4, 1938 in Pirna ) is a German poet . He lives in Berlin and nevertheless represents German literary history with his lyrical texts. Ulrich Grasnick is a member of the Association of German Writers (VS). Ulrich Grasnick has been leading various poetry circles since 1977. a. the Köpenick poetry seminar / reading stage of cultures Adlershof. In 2017, he offered a poetry prize for the first time, which he donated.

Life

Ulrich Grasnick, son of the pharmacist B. Erich Grasnick and Thekla Grasnick, b. Girard, studied singing at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden from 1959 to 1963 . From 1966 to 1973 he was part of the ensemble of the Komische Oper Berlin under Walter Felsenstein.

Ulrich Grasnick has been a member of the union since 1956. Anna Seghers confirmed him in 1976 as a member of the GDR Writers' Association . From 1981 to 1990 he was a member of the National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD).

In 1968 Ulrich Grasnick's poems appeared for the first time in the magazine "Neue Deutsche Literatur". Until 1990 he published his books in the Nation's publishing house; the first two publications were "The multi-door day" (1973) and "Arrival of the migratory birds" (1976). Particularly noteworthy are those volumes of poetry in which his particularly close relationship to the visual arts is recognizable: “Lovers over the city” (1979) and “Hungry from dreams” (1990) - both with poems based on pictures by Marc Chagall - as well as “The unleashed eye . Hommage à Picasso "(1988) or" Pastorale "- poems on paintings and woodcuts by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff," Fels ohne Haste "with poems on pictures by Stefan Friedemann (2003).

For Ulrich Grasnick, the meeting with Marc Chagall in St. Paul de Vence in 1977 was formative for further inspiration through contact between the two art genres of painting and poetry. Chagall's personal dedication to the author of “Lovers over the City” (1979) confirms the close relationship between painter and poet as an outward sign. Poems by Ulrich Grasnick find repeated musical implementation in settings by Günter Schwarze .

Grasnick was awarded the gold medal of the Peruvian Writers' Association "House of the Peruvian Poet" (Lima) and received honorary membership. Multiple collaborations with Günter Schwarze in musical performances, for which he contributed the lyrics. Since 1975, he and his wife have led the “Köpenicker Lyrikseminar”. This includes the Adlershof Cultures Reading Stage.

He was married to Charlotte Grasnick until her death in May 2009 and is the father of two sons.

bibliography

  • The multi-door day. Poems. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1973.
  • Arrival of the migratory birds. Poems. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1976.
  • Pastoral. Poems on paintings and woodcuts by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1978.
  • Lovers over the city / poems to pictures by Marc Chagall. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1979.
  • with Charlotte Grasnick : Airfield for dreams. Poems. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1984.
  • The unleashed eye. Homage to Picasso. Poems. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1988.
  • Hungry from dreams. Poems. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1990.
  • Rock without hurry. Poems, 2003.
  • A dream hidden in the sound of a violin. Poems. Edition Zeitzeichen Heft 23. Verlag Un art ig, Aschersleben 2006, ISBN 3-9810379-2-8 .
  • Co-author: Feel the rare. Zeitsprung edition, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-7386-0056-8 .
  • Fermata of Hope: Homage to Marc Chagall. Poems. Anthea Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-943583-99-1 .
  • In search of your face: poems about Johannes Bobrowski. Poems. Quintus Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-947215-26-3 .

editor

  • The river has two banks. German-Polish relations as reflected in German-language poetry from 150 years . Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1988 (publisher UG)

Poetry Prize

The Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize initiated by Grasnick has been awarded since 2017 .

Prize winners so far (1st prize, 2nd prize):

  • 2017 Marcus Neuert and Sigune Schnabel
  • 2018 Lara Rüter and Magnus Tautz

Nominees:

  • 2017:
    • Dorothee Arndt
    • Erika Brandner
    • Burkhard Garbe
    • Daniela Klein
    • Michael Koehler
    • Marco Semmelroth
  • 2018:
    • Jo Bernard
    • Peter Bothe
    • Helmut Glatz
    • Ismail Kanay
    • Britta Lübbers
    • Nicolas Mangold
    • Carin Schlosser

Jury members:

literature

  • Brigitte Böttcher (Ed.): Inventory. Literary profiles . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1976, Ulrich Grasnick, p. 42 f .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Poetry by party friend Ulrich Grasnick . In the National-Zeitung of May 21, 1983.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Grasnick Lyrik Prize , Literaturport.de, accessed on February 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ulrich Grasnick Lyrikpreis , verdi.de, accessed on February 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b c Grasnick, Ulrich, Armélin, Almut (ed.): When we hold our breath. Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize 2017. 1st edition. Quintus, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-947215-37-9 , pp. 5 .
  5. ↑ Grasnick Lyrikpreis goes to Lara Rüter and Magnus Tautz , report in the Berliner Morgenpost from October 29, 2018, accessed on February 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ a b c Grasnick, Ulrich, Armélin, Almut (ed.): In the eye of the poet. Ulrich Grasnick Poetry Prize 2018 . 1st edition. Quintus, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-947215-64-5 , pp. 6 .
personal data
SURNAME Grasnick, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Pirna