Bert Papenfuß
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Bert Papenfuß is a German Poet
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and from 1976 in Berlin
. He belonged to the literature scene of Prenzlauer Berg
, which developed in the late 1970s and has been a freelance writer since 1980. He collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, such as A. R. Penck, Tarwater
and Rex Joswig
From 1999 to 2009 he was co-owner of the Kaffee Burger club (famous for Wladimir Kaminer
s Russendisko), where he coordinated the cultural programme Salon Brückenkopf. He is co-editor of the anarchistic magazine Gegner and the cultural magazine Zonic. He is co-owner of the culture café Rumbalotte Contiua, which opened doors on 17 September 2010.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Life
Papenfuß is a learned electrician and sound and lighting technician. After serving time in the East German army as a Bausoldat (construction soldier) he worked at the theatre, first in SchwerinSchwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
and from 1976 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. He belonged to the literature scene of Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....
, which developed in the late 1970s and has been a freelance writer since 1980. He collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, such as A. R. Penck, Tarwater
Tarwater
Tarwater is a German music duo comprising Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok. Tarwater have recorded several albums of mostly instrumental music usually tagged as post-rock.-History:...
and Rex Joswig
Rex Joswig
Rex Joswig , "The living repetition machine" & "Dubprotector", has produced wordsounds with Herbst in Peking, Column One, Babylon 23, Badphish and Bert Papenfuß....
From 1999 to 2009 he was co-owner of the Kaffee Burger club (famous for Wladimir Kaminer
Wladimir Kaminer
Wladimir Kaminer is a Russian-born German short story writer, columnist, and disc jockey of Jewish origin.Kaminer was born in Moscow, and after initially training as an audio engineer for theatre and radio, then studied dramaturgy at the Moscow Institute of Theater...
s Russendisko), where he coordinated the cultural programme Salon Brückenkopf. He is co-editor of the anarchistic magazine Gegner and the cultural magazine Zonic. He is co-owner of the culture café Rumbalotte Contiua, which opened doors on 17 September 2010.
Awards
- 1988 N.-C.-Caser-Prize
- 1991 F.-C.-Weiskopf-Prize
- 1996 Stadtschreiber zu Rheinsberg
- 1998 Erich Fried PrizeErich Fried PrizeThe Erich Fried Prize is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the International Erich Fried Association for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Chancellor of Austria, is 14,600 euros...
- 2008 Eugen Viehof-Ehrengabe of the German Schiller Foundation
Selected works
- harm. arkdichtung 77, KULTuhr Verlag, Berlin 1985.
- dreizehntanz, Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin und Weimar 1988.
- SoJa, (with drawings by Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler), Druckhaus Galrev, Berlin 1990.
- tiské (with drawings by A. R. Penck), Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 1990.
- vorwärts im zorn &sw. (with 7 graphics by Strawalde), Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 1990.
- led saudaus. notdichtung, karrendichtung (with drawings by the author), Janus press, Berlin 1991.
- routine in die romantik des alltags (with drawings by Helge Leiberg), Janus Press, Berlin 1995.
- Berliner Zapfenstreich: Schnelle Eingreifgesänge (with drawings by A.R. Penck), BasisDruck Verlag, Berlin 1996.
- SBZ - Land und Leute (with drawings by Silka Teichert), Druckhaus Galrev, Berlin 1998.
- Tanzwirtschaft. Ein angewandter Fortsetzungsroman, www.kaffeeburger.de, Berlin 2001
- Haarbogensturz. Versuche über Staat und Welt (with drawings by Tom Platt), BasisDruck Verlag, Berlin 2001.
- Rumbalotte. Gedichte 1998-2002, Urs Engeler Editor, Basel, Weil am Rhein und Wien 2005.
- Ation-Aganda: Gedichte 1983/1990 (with drawings by Ronald Lippok), Urs Engeler Editor, Basel, Weil am Rhein und Wien 2008.