Merano Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2008) Winner
Monika Rinck
もにか・りんく
Monika Rinck
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-04-29
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Bochum, Germany → Berlin, Germany → Yale University, USA
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, prose writer, essayist, translator
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- rbb – Inforadio
- Memberships
- PEN Center Germany, German Academy for Language and Poetry, Berlin Academy of the Arts
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhr University Bochum | — | Religious studies, History, Comparative literature | — | — | Germany |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | — | Religious studies, History, Comparative literature | — | — | Germany |
| Yale University | — | Comparative literature | — | — | United States |
Ruhr University Bochum
Religious studies, History, Comparative literature
Country:
Germany
Humboldt University of Berlin
Religious studies, History, Comparative literature
Country:
Germany
Yale University
Comparative literature
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2015) Winner
Roswitha Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Höllenfahrt & Entenstaat
2024 PoetryChampagner für die Pferde
2019 ReaderAlle Türen
2019 PoetryBibliography
- Neues von der Phasenfront. Gegenstand: unproduktive Phasen
- Begriffsstudio [1996–2001]
- Verzückte Distanzen
- fumbling with matches = Herumfingern an Gleichgesinnten
- Ah, das Love-Ding
- zum fernbleiben der umarmung
- pass auf, pony!
- HELLE VERWIRRUNG / Rincks Ding- und Tierleben
- ELF KLEINE DRESSUREN
- PARA-Riding
- Helm aus Phlox
- ICH BIN DER WIND. Geschwinde Lieder für Kinder
- HONIGPROTOKOLLE
- HASENHASS
- Monika Rinck (= Poesiealbum 314)
- I AM THE ZOO / Candy – Geschichten vom inneren Biest
- RISIKO UND IDIOTIE
- LIEDER FÜR DIE LETZTE RUNDE
- Wir
- DIE VERLORENE WELT / THE LOST WORLD
- Kritik der Motorkraft
- Champagner für die Pferde
- Alle Türen
- Wirksame Fiktionen
- Heida! Heida! He!
- Höllenfahrt & Entenstaat
Translations by Author
- István Kemény: Nützliche Ruinen (from Hungarian)
- János Térey: KaltWasserKult (from Hungarian)
- Bálint Harcos: Naive Pflanze (from Hungarian)
- István László G.: Sandfuge (from Hungarian)
- Tomaž Šalamun: Rudert! Rudert! (from Slovenian)
- András Gerevich: Teiresias' Geständnisse (from Hungarian)
- Kinga Tóth: Allmaschine (from Hungarian)
- István Kemény: ein guter traum mit tieren (from Hungarian)
- Márió Z. Nemes: Puschkins Brüste (from Hungarian)
- Magnus William-Olsson: Homullus absconditus (from Swedish)
- Eugene Ostashevsky: Der Pirat, der von Pi den Wert nicht kennt (from English)
- István Kemény: Ich übergebe das Zeitalter (from Hungarian)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetry, prose, essaysexperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- animalsdistancelove
Legacy
Known as a contemporary German poet and writer, member of academies.
Trivia
- Sister of sculptor Stefan Rinck.