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Kerstin Becker (born 14 March 1969 in Frankenberg, Germany) is a German writer and poet.
Work and life[edit]
Kerstin Becker was raised in Moosheim und Hainichen in Saxony. She worked as a typesetter and cemetery florist amongst others. Since 2001, she works as a freelance writer and lector. She mainly writes poems and children's books. Until 2019, she was also co-editor of the Dresden based literary magazine Ostragehege.[1]
Becker's poetry has been published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, nationally as well as internationally.[2] Her poems have been translated in several languages, including American English[3], Czech[4], Serbian and Arabic. In collaboration with Martina Lisa, Becker translated a poetry collection by Czech poet Petr Hruška into German (Irgendwohin nach Haus, 2019).
Kerstin Becker has two children and lives in Dresden.[5]
Publications (selection)[edit]
- Der wilde Löwe Samosai. Mit lustigen Geschichten & Gedichten durch das Jahr. Pro Business, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-939000-22-8.
- Die Steinzeit. Texte und Gedichte. Junker Verlag, Rheinau 2011.
- Fasernackte Verse. Gedichte. Fixpoetry Verlag, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-942890-11-3.
- Biestmilch. Gedichte. edition AZUR, Dresden 2016, ISBN 978-3-942375-23-8.
- Das gesamte hungrige Dunkel ringsum. Gedichte. edition AZUR, Dresden 2022, ISBN 978-3-942375-55-9.
Awards (selection)[edit]
- 2005 Poetenladen debut competition (2. prize / ex aequo with Anja Kampmann)
- 2006 Poetry prize of the Freier Deutscher Autorenverband
- 2009 Scholarship Kulturstiftung Sachsen (Denkmalschmiede Höfgen)
- 2013 Irseer Pegasus (2. prize)
- 2014 Munich Poetry Prize (2. prize)
- 2014 Scholarship of the Kulturstiftung Sachsen (AT HOME GALLERY Šamorín)
- 2014 Merano Poetry Prize (finalist)
- 2014 Dresdner Lyrikpreis (finalist)
- 2015 Scholarship of the Amt für Kultur und Denkmalschutz Dresden
- 2016 Biestmilch is elected one of the poetry collections of the year by the Literaturhaus Berlin[6]
- 2019 Scholarship of the Künstlerhaus Edenkoben
- 2019 Scholarship of the foundation Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
- 2022 Honorary award of the Deutsche Schillerstiftung[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Literaturnetz Dresden". Literaturnetz Dresden (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Cunningham, Paul (2023-09-21). "poetry in action #37 | From Kerstin Becker's The Entire Hungry Darkness Surrounding, translated by Bradley Harmon • Action Books". Action Books. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Cunningham, Paul (2023-09-21). "poetry in action #37 | From Kerstin Becker's The Entire Hungry Darkness Surrounding, translated by Bradley Harmon • Action Books". Action Books. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Dresden (2024-04-24). "Nominiert für den Dresdner Lyrikpreis 2014". www.dresden.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Literaturnetz Dresden". Literaturnetz Dresden (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Haus für Poesie :: Kerstin Becker". www.haus-fuer-poesie.org. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Ehrengabe an Kerstin Becker". www.boersenblatt.net (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-03.
External links[edit]
- Homepage of Kerstin Becker
- Biographical information on Kerstin Becker at the Dresden Literature Network
- Kerstin Becker at lyrikline.org (German and Serbian)
- Poems of Kerstin Becker at Action Books (German and English)
- Kerstin Becker in the Frankfurt Anthology of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Review of Das gesamte hungrige Dunkel ringsum (The Entire Hungry Darkness Surrounding) by Björn Hayer at Deutschlandfunk Kultur
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