Sarah Kirsch
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Sarah Kirsch is a German
poet.
She was born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode
, Prussian Saxony. She changed her first name to Sarah in order to protest against her father's anti-semitism
. She studied biology in Halle
and literature at the Johannes R. Becher Institute for Literature in Leipzig
. In 1965, she married the writer Rainer Kirsch. She protested against East Germany's expulsion of Wolf Biermann
in 1976. One year later she left the country herself, nevertheless being critical of the west as well. She is mainly known for her poetry, but she also writes prose and has translated children's books into German
In 1976
Sarah Kirsch was awarded the German international literary Petrarca-Preis
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
poet.
She was born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode
Hohenstein, Thuringia
Hohenstein is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany....
, Prussian Saxony. She changed her first name to Sarah in order to protest against her father's anti-semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
. She studied biology in Halle
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
and literature at the Johannes R. Becher Institute for Literature in Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. In 1965, she married the writer Rainer Kirsch. She protested against East Germany's expulsion of Wolf Biermann
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.-Early life:Biermann's father, who worked on the Hamburg docks, was a German Jew and a member of the German Resistance....
in 1976. One year later she left the country herself, nevertheless being critical of the west as well. She is mainly known for her poetry, but she also writes prose and has translated children's books into German
In 1976
1976 in literature
The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Saul Bellow won both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.-New books:*Kingsley Amis – The Alteration...
Sarah Kirsch was awarded the German international literary Petrarca-Preis
Petrarca-Preis
Petrarca-Preis is a European literary award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. It was founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, and is primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but also epicists appear in the list of...
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