Rudi Krausmann (23 July 1933 in Mauerkirchen,

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– 15 March 2019 in Sydney) was an Austrian born Australian

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and

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Life

Rudi Krausmann studied Economics in

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and worked as a journalist for the Austrian newspaper, ''Salzburger Nachrichten''. In 1958 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a part-time German tutor, freelance-writer and as a broadcaster on Radio 2EA-FM and 2SER-FM. He founded and from 1975 to 1989 also edited ''Aspect: Art and Literature'' magazine, and was presenter of the ''German Language Program'' on

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. Since 1969 he has had numerous books published in small presses such as

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and

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(Sydney). From 1989 to 1994 he was translator (with Gerald Ganglbauer and others) and editor (with Michael Wilding and Gisela Triesch) for the Austrian-Australian Gangaroo (Gangan Verlag, Vienna). More recently he collaborated with visual artists such as Garry Shead and

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in printing numbered and signed limited edition books. He lived in Sydney and traveled frequently overseas. Krausmann died in Sydney on 15 March 2019.

Bibliography

Books

* ''From Another Shore''. Prose by Rudi Krausmann. Drawings by

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. (

, 1975) * ''The Water Lily and Other Poems''. Poems by Rudi Krausmann. ( Makar Press, 1977) * ''Recent German Poetry''. Edited by Rudi Krausmann. (Aspect Publications, 1977) * ''Paradox: Man and Beast: Stones''. Poems by Rudi Krausmann. Illustrations by Lorraine Krausmann. (Aspect Publications, 1981) * ''Life is Nothing New''. Poems by Rudi Krausmann. (1982) * ''Flowers of Emptiness''. Poems by Rudi Krausmann. (

, 1982) * ''Literature''. Written and Edited by Rudi Krausmann. Photographs Michal Kluvanek, Vivienne Mehes & Effy Alexakis. (1987) * ''Air mail from Down Under: Zeitgenössische Literatur aus Australien''. Short Stories. Edited by Rudi Krausmann and Michael Wilding. ( Gangan Verlag, 1990) * ''Poems: Rudi Krausmann. Drawings: Gary Shead''. (Gangan Verlag / Wild & Woolley, 1991) * ''Made in Australia: Die Poesie des fünften Kontinents. Australian Poetry Today: Gegenwartsdichtung Australiens''. Bilingual. Edited by Rudi Krausmann and Gisela Triesch. (Gangan Verlag, 1994) * ''The Journey and Other Poems''. Poems by Rudi Krausmann. Drawings by Gary Shead. (Gangan Verlag, 1999) * ''Maps''. Poems in German and English by Rudi Krausmann. Illustrations by Andrew Sibley. (2002) * ''News''. Poems in German and English by Rudi Krausmann. Illustrations by Gary Shead. (2006)

Plays

* ''Everyman: a sentence situation''. (1978) * ''The Leader''. (Broadcast on

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, 1980) * ''Three Plays''. (Hale & Iremonger, 1989) * ''Whisky on Snow''. (Broadcast on ABC Radio National, 1999)

References

External links

Krausmann, Rudi - Poet - Australian Poetry Library

Rudi Krausmann: Travel Diary
Gangan Raw Cut, 1996.
Rudi Krausmann: Thomas Bernhard
in: Gangan Lit-Mag #1, 1996.
Rudi Krausmann: Fragments
in: Gangan Lit-Mag #11, 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Krausmann, Rudi 1933 births 2019 deaths Australian poets Austrian expatriates in Australia