Completion of the award of the 13th Dresden Poetry Prize: Reading in the Erich Kästner House for Literature
21.10.2021
At the conclusion of the 13th Dresden Poetry Prize ceremony, the expert jury will read their texts at the Erich Kästner House for Literature (Antonstrasse 1, 01097 Dresden).
To do justice to the many facets and varieties of poetry in awarding the prize—which is presented every two years by the state capital of Dresden—the main jury is composed of versatile poets and literary scholars in German and Czech. In 1998, Petr Hruška won the Dresden Poetry Prize; in addition to his poetic work, he is a literary scholar. Anja Utler is also active in the literary fields. She is particularly dedicated to the performative aspect of texts. Together with Radka Denemarková and Nico Bleutge—two multiple award-winning authors—she completes the main jury of the 13th Dresden Poetry Prize and the lineup of readers that evening.
In addition to multifaceted poetry, the evening will also feature a concert by pianist Karel Vrtiška.
* Inspired by Nelly Sachs’ poem “This Chain of Riddles”
Nico Bleutge: recipient of the Anna Seghers Prize, the Eichendorff Literature Prize, among others
Radka Denemarková: including the Magnesia Litera Prize (prose, translation)
Petr Hruška: including the Dresden Poetry Prize, Jan Skácel Prize
Anja Utler: including the Leonce and Lena Prize and the Basel Poetry Prize
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