Bert Papenfuß (also Bert Papenfuß-Gorek; 11 January 1956 – 26 August 2023) was a German poet.

Biography

Papenfuß was a learned electrician and sound and lighting technician. After serving time in the East German army as a ''

Bausoldat A construction soldier (, BS) was a non-combat role of the National People's Army, the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), from 1964 to 1990. ''Bausoldaten'' were conscientious objectors who accepted conscription but re ...

'' (construction soldier) he worked in theatre, first in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germ ...

and from 1976 in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. He belonged to the literature scene of

Prenzlauer Berg Prenzlauer Berg () is a Boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of Berlin, forming the southerly and most urban district of the borough of Pankow. From its founding in 1920 until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a district of Berlin in its own right ...

that developed in the late 1970s, and had been a freelance writer since 1980. He collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, such as

A. R. Penck Ralf Winkler, alias A. R. Penck, who also used the pseudonyms ''Mike Hammer'', ''T. M.'', ''Mickey Spilane'', ''Theodor Marx'', "''a. Y.''" or just "''Y''" (5 October 1939 – 2 May 2017) was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor ...

and Tarwater. 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 was co-editor of the anarchistic magazine ''Gegner'' and the cultural magazine ''Zonic''. He was co-owner of the culture café ''Rumbalotte Contiua'', which opened its doors on 17 September 2010. Papenfuß died of cancer on 26 August 2023, at the age of 67.Die Geburt der Sprache aus der Revolte

Awards

*1988 N.-C.-Caser-Prize *1991 F.-C.-Weiskopf-Prize *1996 ("town Writer", or guest Writer, of

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) *1998

Erich Fried Prize The Erich Fried Prize () is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Chancellor of Austria, is 15 ...

*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

), 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 Ralf Winkler, alias A. R. Penck, who also used the pseudonyms ''Mike Hammer'', ''T. M.'', ''Mickey Spilane'', ''Theodor Marx'', "''a. Y.''" or just "''Y''" (5 October 1939 – 2 May 2017) was a German Painting, painter, printmaker ...

), 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.

References

External links

Bert Papenfuß at Galrev Verlag

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