Uwe Martens

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Uwe Martens
Born (1970-02-03) 3 February 1970 (age 53)
Cologne, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Writer and poet
Years active2002–present
Website Website of Uwe Martens (in German)

Uwe Martens (born 3 February 1970 in Cologne) is a German writer and poet. [1]

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Life and work

Uwe Martens was born in Cologne in 1970. After graduating from high school at the Städtisches Gymnasium Cologne-Pesch and the subsequent civil service in a Cologne retirement home, he began studying law at the University of Cologne, but after three semesters in 1992 he switched to an apprenticeship in the book trade in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, which he completed in 1995. [2] He then lived for three years in Detmold, East Westphalia. At the beginning of 1999 he returned to Cologne, where he lived until 2011. During this period he worked in a bookstore in Bonn. In 2011 he moved to the edge of the Alps for work. There he was in charge of the paperback department in a bookstore in Garmisch-Partenkirchen until 2016. [3]

Since the beginning of the 2000s, Uwe Martens has been represented as an author with publications in various poetry anthologies, including 2002 in the Martin Werhand Verlag in the third volume of the anthology series Junge Lyrik. [4] In 2015, his first own volume of poetry, Nebeltag, was published in the 100 poems series by Martin Werhand Verlag. [5] His second poetry publication followed in September 2017 under the title Weltwelke in the series 50 poems by the same publisher. [6] In December 2018, the MWV published a third volume by Martens under the title Light Sketches in the series 150 poems. [7]

Today Uwe Martens lives and works as a freelance writer in Cologne. [8]

Publications (selection)

Books

Anthologies

Literature

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References

  1. Uwe Martens. In: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2020/2021. Band I: A-O. Walter De Gruyter, 2020, p. 577 ISBN   978-3-11-045397-3.
  2. Biographical data of Uwe Martens. In: Junge Lyrik III (750 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2002, S. 547
  3. Biographical data of Uwe Martens. In: Lichtskizzen (150 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2018, S. 177
  4. Junge Lyrik III., In: Junge Lyrik III, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach, 2002 in Google Books.
  5. Nebeltag., In: Worldcat.
  6. Weltwelke., In: Worldcat.
  7. Lichtskizzen., In: Worldcat.
  8. Biographical details of Uwe Martens. In: Lichtskizzen (150 Gedichte)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2018, S. 177
  9. Werhand, M.; Findeiß, F.; Weiser, W.; Apstein-Müller, A.C.; Cieslik, F.; Libotte, T.; Litschev, A.; Moskopp, W. (2002). Junge Lyrik: (Jahrgänge 1967 – 1982). Vol. 3. Werhand. ISBN   9783980639033 . Retrieved 12 November 2016.