Martin Treml Martin Treml (born in Linz in 1959) studied Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Philosophy and History of Art at the University of Vienna and the Berlin Free University. Since 2000 he has worked at the Berlin Centre for Literary and Cultural Research, currently as head of the research projects Poetology and Jewish Philosophy (together with S. Weigel) and Philosophy of Religion after 1945. His research interests include theory of and figures in Western religions, cultural and literary history of J ... more Martin Treml
Dr. Peer Trilcke Dr. Peer Trilcke, born 1981, is currently deputing for Heinrich Detering as the Professor of Modern German Literature and Comparative Literature at the University of Göttingen. He gained his doctorate in 2011 with a thesis on Thomas Kling, which earned him the Christian- Gottlob Heyne Prize in 2012. Until 2013, Trilcke headed together with Detering the project Historical Poetry by the Working Group for the Poetics of Poetic Literatures. He co-edits Litlog. Göttinger eMagazin für Literatur – Kult ... more Dr. Peer Trilcke (c) Jana Wolf
Manuel Troller Manuel Troller (born in Lucerne in 1986), is a guitarist and composer and works in various musical areas. Since 2006 he has been playing uncompromising music between free improvisation, hardcore jazz, modern compositions and visceral rock with his band Schnellertollermeier, but he is just at home with pop. His explorations of the limits of his instrument using preparations, extended techniques, sound manipulation and a fine feel for the moment have made him one of Switzerland’s most sought-after ... more Manuel Troller (c) Camillo Paravicini
Julia Trompeter Julia Trompeter (born 1980 Siegburg), after many years of producing poetry, numerous readings and publications in magazines and anthologies, began with Xaver Römer in 2009 the performative project “Sprechduette”, which translates poetic texts into songs and language that is part polyphonic, part dialogic (sprachduette). Two CDs came out of this work in 2010 (“Gnip-Gnop” and “PaPaPst”). Pieces of these have been broadcast multiple times by SWR, have run in the Mainzer Kulturtelefon, and were perf ... more Julia Trompeter Foto: Peter Susewind
Iryna Tsilyk Iryna Tsilyk (born in 1982 in Kiev, Ukraine) studied at the Kiev University for Theatre, Cinematography and Television and now works as a director. She writes poems, songs and prose texts and has been translated into several languages including German, Swedish, Czech and Polish. Tsilyk wrote and directed the short films Blue Hour (2008), Commemoration (2012) and Home (2016). Her song lyrics have been nominated for the Ukrainian Literature Competition prize. In 2011 she was awarded the Coronation ... more Iryne Tsilk c_Aleksandr Sinitsa
Eiko Tsukamoto (de) Die japanische Komponistin Eiko Tsukamoto studierte zunächst Philosophie in Tokio und erhielt gleichzeitig privaten Kompositionsunterricht bei Toshio Hosokawa. Nach Abschluss ihres Philosophiestudiums kam sie 2009 nach Deutschland, seit 2014 lebt sie in Berlin. Sie erhielt Kompositionsaufträge von KölnMusik, ON Neue Musik Köln, Tongyeong International Music Festival, WDR Köln, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Kunststiftung NRW, Korean Music Project, Fondation Royaumont und Ensemble Berlin PianoPercu ... more Tsukamoto (c) privat
Agron Tufa Agron Tufa (born in 1967 in Sohodoll, Dibra, Albania) is a poet and writer and one of the best-known members of the Albanian literary scene. He started his working life as a coal miner. In 1989 he won a nationwide literary contest with a poem cycle that was published in the newspaper Voice of Youth. Following the collapse of Communism in Albania he was a village schoolteacher for a year until being accepted as a student by the Philology Faculty at the University of Tirana in 1991 on the recommen ... more Agron Tufa c_Elvana Zaimi
Hama Tuma Hama Tuma (born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1949) wants reconciliation, not revenge. A writer and lawyer, he conducts his struggle against the wars in his country with a sharpened pen and sharp satire. He is a founding member of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and believes in a new start in the daily life of Ethopia that is defined by political rivalries and tribal warfare. He has been expelled from the country three times for his commitment to human rights, and he has been living in ... more
Jenny Tunedal Jenny Tunedal (born 1973 in Malmö, Sweden) lives in the countryside outside Stockholm and works as a poet and literary critic. She studied Englaish and Comparative Literature in Lund and attended courses in journalism in Dublin. Since 2007 she has been the literary editor of thze Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. From 2004 to 2006 she was editor-in-chief of Lyrikvännen, Sweden’s oldest poetry magazine. She was awarded the Prins Eugens Culture Prize in 2005 for her work as a poet, critic and e ... more
Brian Turner Brian Turner (born in Visalia, USA in 1967) is a writer and poet. After studying at the University of Oregon he lived for a year in South Korea before serving for seven years in the US Army. From 1999 to 2000 he was stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and in November 2003 he was the commander of an infantry division in the Iraq war. In his poems and essays he processes his war experiences. His acclaimed debut Here, Bullet was awarded a number of prizes including the Beatrice Hawley Award. The next ... more Brian Turner
Christian Uetz Uetz, Christian (*1963, Switzerland) studied philosophy, comparative literature and ancient Greek in Zurich. Uetz’s work is in the field of experimental and spoken poetry and he has been awarded numerous prizes, including in 1999 the 3sat Prize in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition and in 2005 the Promotion Prize of the German Business Cultural Circle in Berlin and the Thurgau Culture Prize. "You have to experience him, this language obsessed poet,” wrote Karl-Heinz-Ott in the Neuer Zürcher Zeitu ... more
Abdouldaim Ukwas Abdouldaim Ukwas (born 1975 in Tripoli, Libya) began writing poetry when he was still a child. He was discovered at a poetry reading in 2001. He subsequently published poems in Libyan newspapers and magazines and appeared at poetry festivals and readings in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, among other places. The work of Abduldaim Ukwas, who emigrated to Britain a few years ago, is replete with connections with his homeland, Libya. Four images represent for him the different aspects of Libyan cultu ... more