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Nora Gomringer

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Nora Gomringer

Aliases: Nora-Eugenie Gomringer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1980-01-26 (Neunkirchen, Saarland)
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Neunkirchen, Saarland → Wurlitz (Rehau) → Bamberg

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, arts administrator
Active Years
2000-2025
Affiliations
International House of Artists Villa Concordia
Influenced By
Eugen Gomringer

Education

University of Bamberg
Faculty of Humanities / English studies, German studies, Art history
Degree: Bachelor
Period: 2000-2006
Year of Graduation: 2006
Country: Germany
American high school diploma (1998, Lititz, PA); Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium (2000)

Awards

Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis
2015
Work: Morbus
Category:
Organization: Festival of German-Language Literature
Result: 受賞
Literaturpreis des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft
2013
Organization: Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft
Result: 受賞
Carl Zuckmayer Medal
2021
Organization: Rhineland-Palatinate
Result: 受賞
Joachim Ringelnatz Prize
2012
Result: 受賞
August-Graf-von-Platen-Lyrikpreis
2013
Category: 抒情詩
Result: 受賞
Otto-Grau-Kulturpreis
2014
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Morbus

2015 Poetry

Poetry collection with illustrations by Reimar Limmer. Includes CD. Associated with Ingeborg Bachmann Prize win.

illnessinvisibilities
Translations
  • Swedish, French, Belarusian, Spanish, etc.

Bibliography

  • Gedichte (2000)
  • Silbentrennung: Gedichte (2002)
  • Sag doch mal was zur Nacht (2006)
  • Klimaforschung (2008)
  • Nachrichten aus der Luft (2010)
  • Ich werde etwas mit der Sprache machen (2011)
  • Mein Gedicht fragt nicht lange (2011)
  • Monster Poems (2013)
  • Morbus (2015)
  • Mein Gedicht fragt nicht lange reloaded (2015)
  • achduje (2015)
  • Ich bin doch nicht hier, um Sie zu amüsieren (2015)
  • Moden (2017)
  • Gottesanbieterin (2020)

Translations of Works

  • Hydra's Heads (English, tr. Annie Rutherford, 2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyricalexperimentalpoetry slam style
Recurring Motifs
surfaces and invisibilitieslanguage manipulationnightclimate

Legacy

Prominent German-Swiss poet, winner of Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. Daughter of concrete poetry pioneer Eugen Gomringer. Directs artists' house in Bamberg.

Trivia

  • Daughter of concrete poetry pioneer Eugen Gomringer.
  • Co-founded Bamberg Poetry Slam in 2001.
  • Frequent collaborations with musicians and visual artists.