Vera Ludwig
| Vera Ludwig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1978 Detmold, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Poetess |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | Vera Ludwig in: NRW Literatur im Netz (German) |
Vera Ludwig (born 5 May 1978 in Detmold) is a German poetess.[1]
Life and Work
Vera Julia Ludwig was born in Detmold in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1978. After finishing school with the Abitur at Christian-Dietrich-Grabbe-Gymnasium in 1997 she studied special needs education at the University of Cologne to become a German teacher. In 2004 she started working as a student teacher at a special school in Gütersloh. From 2006 to 2008 she was a teacher at a special school, first in Beckum, later back at her first school in Gütersloh.[2]
Besides working as a teacher she developed her talent as a writer, especially as a poet. She first published some of her poems in 2000 in the anthology Junge Lyrik II by Martin Werhand Verlag. From 1999 to 2002 Martin Werhand Verlag published 3 volumes of poetry, each with 750 poems of 50 young, yet unpublished authors.[3] In connection with this some of the authors, among them Vera Ludwig, participated in a series of readings of their works at the University of Cologne.[4] More poems by Vera Ludwig can be found in the anthology Junge Lyrik III from 2002.[5] In March 2016 she published her first own book of poetry Sandtropfen (Drops of Sand) in the series 50 Gedichte (50 poems) by Martin Werhand Verlag, half a year later her second one with the title Horizont (Horizon) in the series 100 Gedichte (100 poems) by the same publisher. Vera Ludwig’s poetry is characterized by a direct or metaphorical, psychologically motivated figurative language like the one of Erich Fried[6] or Sarah Kirsch.
Vera Ludwig lives and works in Gütersloh.[7]
Publications (selection)
Books
- Sandtropfen. 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2016, 100 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-25-4.[8]
- Horizont. 100 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2016, 152 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-31-5.[9]
Anthologies
- Junge Lyrik II – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2000, ISBN 3-9806390-0-2.
- Junge Lyrik III – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2002, ISBN 3-9806390-3-7. Also second, revised edition.[10]
External links
- Literature by and about Vera Ludwig in the German National Library catalogue
- Vera Ludwig in: NRW Literatur im Netz (German)
References
- ↑ Biografical data of Vera Ludwig., In: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2016/2017: Band I: A-O. Band II: P-Z., Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2016, p. 621, ISBN 978-3-11-045397-3
- ↑ Biographical data of Vera Ludwig. in: Sandtropfen (50 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2016, p. 65
- ↑ Junge Lyrik. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 23. Juli 2004.
- ↑ Susanne Schanz: Junge Lyrik in der Uni. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 18. Juli 2000.
- ↑ Biographical details Vera Ludwig. In: Sandtropfen (50 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2016, p. 65
- ↑ Vera Ludwig in David Pfister, Monika Müller (Hrsg): Wie viel Tod verträgt das Team?: Belastungs- und Schutzfaktoren in Hospizarbeit und Palliativmedizin.] Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014, p. 58-59.
- ↑ Biographical details of Vera Ludwig. In: Horizont (100 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2016, p. 115
- ↑ "Sandtropfen 50 Gedichte (Book, 2016) [WorldCat.org]". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ Vera Ludwig in WorldCat
- ↑ Werhand, M.; Findeiß, F.; Weiser, W.; Apstein-Müller, A.C.; Cieslik, F.; Libotte, T.; Litschev, A.; Moskopp, W. (2002). Junge Lyrik: (Jahrgänge 1967 - 1982). 3. Werhand. ISBN 9783980639033. Retrieved November 14, 2016.