Ronya Othmann Ronya Othmann (b. 1993 in Munich) writes poetry, fiction and essays and is a member of the GID poetry collective. Being herself the daughter of a Kurdish-Yazidi father and a German mother, Ronya Othmann deals with themes of migration, homeland and war. In her poetry she sees language as material that can be joined closely together, made to make playful sounds and even be crossed out, and with which she catches moments as in miniatures. Since 2014 she has been studying Literary Writing in Leipzig ... more Ronya Othmann © Beliban zu Stolber
Sandra Meek In An Ecology of Elsewhere (Persea 2016) Sandra Meek creates images of what is forgotten and endangered in South African landscapes. She is the author of six collections of poetry. Still, her latest book, is forthcoming from Persea Books in January 2020. She is also the editor of the book Deep Travel: Contemporary American Poets Abroad (Ninebark 2007). In 2011 she was a fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry and in 2015 winner of the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award of ... more Sandra Meek © Paul O'Mara