Thomas Wensing (born 1 May 1978 in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
) is a German author of poetry and short stories.
Life and works
Thomas Wensing, born 1978 in Cologne (
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
) has studied at the
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...
and at the
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. He obtained his PhD from the latter institution in 2011.
Besides studies and occupation, Wensing developed skills in writing literary texts. Since the late 1990s, he has been publishing poetry in a couple of anthologies, e.g. in ''Junge Lyrik'', ''Junge Lyrik II'' and ''Junge Lyrik III'', a book series published by
Martin Werhand Verlag. In 2006, he participated in the visual-poetric project ''Poesie bewegt'' of the
Bremer Straßenbahn AG under supervision of Joachim Tuz. Together with the two musicians Martin Schmitz and Michael Wurzel, Wensing formed the trio ''eher selten'' that performed poetry and music at various occasions in the mid-2000s. Apart from that group, he tried out his texts in several other formats, e.g. in cooperation with the
Stadttheater Ingolstadt.
In August 2014
Martin Werhand Verlag published Wensings first own volume of poems (Mitschrift), within the series ''100 Gedichte''. A volume of short stories (Zwischenspiel) appeared in late 2015 in the same publishing house. In December 2019 the MWV published a third book with poems (Herbsttag), within the series ''50 Gedichte''.
Selected publications
Monographies
* ''Periodic Review Inventory Systems.'' Performance Analysis and Optimization of Inventory Systems within Supply Chains. Springer, Berlin 2011, 152 p. .
* ''Mitschrift.'' 100 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2014, 190 p. .
* ''Zwischenspiel.'' Kurzgeschichten. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2015, 258 p. .
* ''Herbsttag.'' 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2019, 120 p. .
Anthologies
* ''Junge Lyrik – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter.'' Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 1999, .
* ''Junge Lyrik II – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter.'' Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2000, .
* ''Junge Lyrik III – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter.'' Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2002, . Also second, revised edition.
''Thomas Wensing.'' In: ''Junge Lyrik: (Jahrgänge 1967 – 1982), Band 3.'', Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach, 2002, P. 560
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Literature (selection)
* Thomas Wensing in: Frank-Uwe Orbons: ''Die Gedanken gingen auf Wanderschaft'', Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 12. April 2005
* Thomas Wensing in: Melanie Nicolai: ''Gute Unterhaltung ist ihnen wichtig'', Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 21. February 2006
* Thomas Wensing in: ''Raffinierte Lyrik und experimentelle Performance'', Donaukurier, 2. April 2006
* Thomas Wensing in: ''Tradition und Moderne'', Donaukurier, 18. April 2010
* Thomas Wensing in: ''Aus der Zeitlosigkeit des Kellers'', Donaukurier, 15. June 2010
Thomas Wensing
In: Nicolai Riedel ''Bibliographisches Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Lyrik 1945–2020'', Metzler, Heidelberg, 2023, S. 976,
See also
References
External links
Official website of Thomas Wensing
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in: NRW Literatur im Netz
Thomas Wensing in WorldCat
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1978 births
Living people
German-language poets
German male poets
20th-century German poets
Writers from Cologne
Writers from the Rhine Province
University of Cologne alumni
University of Ingolstadt alumni
21st-century German poets
21st-century German male writers
20th-century German male writers