Gundula Schiffer reads from Fremde Einkehr. (Prose) poems as part of the Cologne literary summer at NIMM PLATZ
"A second soul, a flourish on the orphaned side" - With her current book Fremde Einkehr. (Prosa-)Gedichte (Verlag Ralf Liebe, October 2024), Gundula Schiffer documents an approach to the Hebrew-Jewish culture and land of Israel, which also contains a piece of literary mourning work on site immediately after the massacre of October 7. She writes her poems in German and Hebrew, the sister language. She will recite lyrical texts that lead through the artists' quarter in the desert town of Mitzpe Ramon, in which literary work and religious practice are intertwined, as well as others that are detached from these concrete references and hover between the closeness and distance of a loved one. Photographs from Israel and Hebrew song accompany the words of the reading. The poetry collection was supported by a working grant from the Kunststiftung NRW.
NIMM PLATZ am Neumarkt is a joint project of Cologne's cultural administration and the independent cultural scene, with contributions from the University of Music and Dance (HfMT) and the Academy of Media Arts (KHM).
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