Showing posts with label German poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German poetry. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Poetry house 04

Dichter haus. The small house purchased by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848). An Emily Dickinson-like figure with a huge reach across German poetry and a modern uneasy sensibility coupled with natural writing of great precision. Unlike Emily she actually published to enough acclaim to acquire this retreat.



Der Weiher

Er liegt so still im Morgenlicht,
So friedlich, wie ein fromm Gewissen;
Wenn Weste seinen Spiegel küssen,
Des Ufers Blume fühlt es nicht;
Libellen zittern über ihn,
Blaugoldne Stäbchen und Karmin,
Und auf des Sonnenbildes Glanz
Die Wasserspinne führt den Tanz;
Schwertlilienkranz am Ufer steht
Und horcht des Schilfes Schlummerliede;
Ein lindes Säuseln kommt und geht,
Als flüstre's: Friede! Friede! Friede! -

The man-made pond

It is so quiet in the morning light,
as relaxed as a religious conscience;
When the west wind kisses his reflection
the shore flower does not feel it;
Dragonflies tremble at him,
blue gold carmine rods.
And the image of the sun shines on.
The water spider leads the dance;
Iris in wreaths stand on the shore
And listen to a lullaby of reeds,
the linden sigh comes and goes,
murmuring Peace! Peace! Peace!
(Translated by Bridget Khursheed)

More on Droste-Hülshoff.here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_von_Droste-H%C3%BClshoff

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Translation Idol 2013

Our favourite translation crossover talent contest is back again after a year break.



We recommend you stroll down and enjoy the competition on the 3rd October at Alte Kantine Wedding, Uferstrasse 8-11, 13357 Berlin (Wedding) from 8pm. Previous events featuring Ron Winkler, Selim Özdogan, Jan Böttcher and Verena Rossbacher showcased translation submissions from around the globe. Not poetry this year but we can cope with that.

There is still just about time to enter too. But deadline is tomorrow 30th September 2013.

You can find out the full details here https://www.facebook.com/events/207819692727946/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, 26 July 2013

Call for submissions – no man’s land # 8

poetandgeek has been translating Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen by Katharina Hagena but if you are working on something more adventurous...

"Vom Schlafen und Verschwinden" von Katharina Hagena (Bild: Verlag: Kiepenheuer & Witsch)

Contemporary German-language fiction and poetry in English translation. The deadline is September 15, 2013.

More information here https://www.facebook.com/events/412544208863551/ and http://www.no-mans-land.org/.

Thursday, 1 November 2012

No man’s land Issue # 7 Berlin, Germany 5th November 2012

We ARE in love with signs. If you are too go to the German-English launch of no man’s land issue # 7 features authors Sylvia Geist, Katharina Schultens, Lutz Seiler and Antje Rávic Strubel with their translators Catherine Hales, Bradley Schmidt and Zaia Alexander.

We like the sound of Sylvia Geist’s “Periodic Song” mixing poetry and chemistry, and Katharina Schultens' fusion of scientific and poetic language. Plus a prose Skype reading by Antje Rávic Strubel. Who could ask for more? But if you do ask? There is more...


Discover from 8pm until 11pm in St George's Bar Wörther Str. 27, 10405 Berlin. We believe this event is free...

More information from here http://www.no-mans-land.org/ and this is also where you can find the magazine online.

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Kreuzwort Berlin, Germany 14th May 2012

A great night planned by Kreuzwort who have become big fans of bananas and their contribution to philosophy and grammar.

Readers include Alexander GUMZ, Eberhard HÄFNER, Björn KUHLIGK and Marcus ROLOFF.


Location is the Damensalon, Reuterstraße 39, U7/8 Hermannplatz // U8 Schönleinstraße, M29/194 Pflügerstraße

Starts at 20 Uhr Damage: 3 €




More information here http://kreuzwortberlin.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/kreuzwort-am-14-mit-gumz-hafner-kuhligk-und-roloff/

Friday, 6 January 2012

Kreuzwort, Berlin Germany 9th January 2012

Zum ersten Mal im neuen Jahr gibt es Lyrik aus Berlin und Hamburg mit:

Greta Granderath.hamburg

Daniel Falb.berlin

Maria Natt.berlin.g13

Linus Westheuser.berlin.g13



Im Damensalon, Reuterstraße 39, U7/8 Hermannplatz // U8 Schönleinstraße, M29/194 Pflügerstraße

Einlass: 20 Uhr, Damage (cool!): 3 €


Mehr Infos und Texte der Autoren unter: http://kreuzwortberlin.wordpress.com/ and you can change that into English or any other language too...

A lovely night out in Berlin as usual.

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

no man's land # 6 - Launch Reading 28th November Berlin, Germany

no man’s land launches Issue # 6 with a bilingual reading featuring authors Zehra Çirak, Michael Roes and Daniela Seel.

Turkish-born Zehra Çirak is the current recipient of the Chamisso Prize for writing in German as a second language, along with many other awards. Described as a “poet of the foreign”, Michael Roes is a novelist, anthropologist and filmmaker. Daniela Seel, publisher of Berlin’s KookBooks, is also an experimental poet.


This event takes places at St Georges English Bookshop, Wörther Str. 27, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg  from 20:00 - 23:30 on the 28th November 2011.

More at http://www.no-mans-land.org/ and information on KOOKbooks http://kookbooks.de/.

Monday, 3 October 2011

transsub: Lyrische Cover mit Untertitel, 12th October 2011 Berlin, Germany

No text is free from references.

Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011, 19:30 Uhr, Eintritt 5,-/ Erm. 3,- Euro. Wednesday 12th October 2011 19.30.  at Lettrétage, Methfesselstraße 23-25, 10965 Berlin, Germany.




An evening of translation between texts and other media work, subtitled - with readings by Katharina Schultens, Tom Bresemann, Richard Duraj, Tobias Roth, Stephan Reich, Jan Skudlarek and others.

More about Lettrétage - das Literaturhaus in Berlin Kreuzberg here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lettr%C3%A9tage-das-Literaturhaus-in-Berlin-Kreuzberg/50990561793?sk=wall and here http://www.lettretage.de/. More on http://kreuzwortberlin.wordpress.com/.