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Bert Papenfuß-Gorek

ベルト・パーペンフス＝ゴレク

Beruto Pāpenfussu-Goreku

Aliases: Bert Papenfuß

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-01-11 （Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg, East Germany）
Died
2023-08-26 age 67
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Schwerin → Berlin → Prenzlauer Berg

Career

Occupations
poet, electrician, sound and lighting technician, theatre worker
Active Years
1980-2023
Affiliations
Kaffee Burger, Rumbalotte Continua, Gegner, Zonic
Influenced
A. R. Penck

Awards

N.-C.-Caser-Prize
1988
Result: winner
F.-C.-Weiskopf-Prize
1991
Result: winner
Stadtschreiber zu Rheinsberg
1996
Result: winner
Erich Fried Prize
1998
Result: winner
Eugen Viehof-Ehrengabe of the German Schiller Foundation
2008
Organization: German Schiller Foundation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

harm. arkdichtung 77

1985 poetry

dreizehntanz

1988 poetry

Tanzwirtschaft. Ein angewandter Fortsetzungsroman

2001 novel

Bibliography

  • harm. arkdichtung 77
  • dreizehntanz
  • SoJa
  • tiské
  • vorwärts im zorn &sw.
  • led saudaus. notdichtung, karrendichtung
  • routine in die romantik des alltags
  • Berliner Zapfenstreich: Schnelle Eingreifgesänge
  • SBZ - Land und Leute
  • Tanzwirtschaft. Ein angewandter Fortsetzungsroman
  • Haarbogensturz. Versuche über Staat und Welt
  • Rumbalotte. Gedichte 1998-2002
  • Ation-Aganda: Gedichte 1983/1990

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental poetryanarchistic style
Recurring Motifs
romanticism of everyday lifeanti-establishment

Health

  • cancer
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

East German-born poet prominent in the Prenzlauer Berg literary scene. Involved in theatre and cultural programs at clubs.

Trivia

  • Served as a Bausoldat (construction soldier) in the East German army.
  • Co-owner of Kaffee Burger club, famous for Wladimir Kaminer's Russendisko.