Sarah Kirsch

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Sarah Kirsch was a prominent German poet and writer known for her lyrical, nature-focused works and her critical stance toward the East German regime.

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Sarah Kirsch canonical 4

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instanceOf German poet
German writer
person
poet
writer
awardReceived Büchner Prize
Georg Trakl Prize
Heinrich Böll Prize
Peter Huchel Prize
Petrarca-Preis
birthName Ingeborg Meyer
countryOfCitizenship East Germany
Germany
dateOfBirth 1935-04-16
dateOfDeath 2013-05-05
educatedAt Leipzig Institute for Literature
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
emigratedTo West Germany
emigrationReason political dissent
genre poetry
prose
givenName Ingeborg
knownFor criticism of the East German regime
lyrical poetry
nature poetry
languageOfExpression German
memberOf Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
movement East German literature
postwar German literature
notableIdea linking nature and political critique in poetry
notableWork Erlkönigs Tochter
linked to: The Erl-King

Landaufenthalt
Rückenwind
Schneewärme
occupation poet
translator
writer
placeOfBirth Limlingerode
placeOfDeath Heide
politicalPosition critic of East German government
pseudonym Sarah Kirsch
residence East Berlin
West Germany
sexOrGender female
spouse Rainer Kirsch
workFocus environment
individual freedom
nature

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Fontane Prize notableLaureate Sarah Kirsch
Hebbel Prize hasAwarded Sarah Kirsch
Sarah Kirsch pseudonym Sarah Kirsch