Bernhard Saupe

Bernhard Saupe Foto: Kathrin Gärtner

Bernhard Saupe (born 1976 Linz, Austria) studied Sociology in Bielefeld and Vienna, where he lives and works as a poet and academic. His unusual professional field is located between social science, assistance for people with disabilities and literary creation. During his studies he attended various writing workshops, in 2005 the first publications of his poems followed, amongst others in the magazines “Kolik 35”, “Lichtungen” as well as in “lauter niemand”.

He won second place in the Feldkircher Poetry Prize 2007 and in 2010 published his first book of poems, “Viersäftelehre” (Four Elements Doctrine) with Klever Verlag.

Publications

Viersäfteslehre (Four Elements Doctrine). Poems, Klever Verlag, 2010