In the winter semester 2024/25, the Institute of German and Comparative Literature and the Centre for Contemporary German Literature at Paderborn University invite all interested parties to a series of literary readings with discussions. The readings followed by a discussion take place on Mondays at 4.15 pm in Lecture Hall G at Paderborn University. Admission is free. The events are organised by Prof. Dr Norbert Otto Eke and Prof. Dr Stefan Elit. Further information and an overview of all dates can be found at: go.upb.de/DeutscheLiteraturGegenwart.
On 4 November, the novelist and poet Thomas Kunst will read from his new volume of poetry ‘W?’. Thomas Kunst, born in Stralsund in 1965, studied education in Leipzig and now lives in Saxony-Anhalt. He has been a library assistant at the German National Library since 1987. In addition to his work as a poet and novelist, he is also an improvising musician on the guitar and violin. His publications include the collections of poems, letters and short stories ‘Besorg noch für das Segel die Chaussee: Gedichte und eine Erz?hlung’ (1991), ‘Die Verteilung des L?chelns bei Gegenwehr: Gedichte und andere Texte’ (1992), ‘Medelotti’ (1994), ‘Der Schaum und die Zeichnung vom Pferd’ (1998), ‘Was w?re ich am Fenster ohne Wale’ (2005), ‘Estemaga’ (2008), ‘Vergangenheit für alles’ (2008), ‘Legende vom Abholen’ (2010), ‘Die Arbeiterin auf dem Eis: Gedichte und Briefe’ (2013), “Kunst: Gedichte 1984-2014” (2015), “Kolonien und Manschettenkn?pfe” (2017) as well as the novels “Martellis Untergewicht” (1999), “Sonntage ohne Unterschrift” (2005), “Strandk?rbe ohne Venedig” (2009), “Freie Folge” (2015) and “Zandschower Kliniken” (2021). His awards include the Dresden Poetry Prize (1996), the Amsterdam Scholarship (1999), the Villa Massimo Rome Scholarship (2003), the German Study Centre Venice Scholarship (2010), the Merano Poetry Prize (2014), the Heinrich von Kleist Prize (2023) and the Erich Fried Prize (2023).
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