Thomas Wensing (born 1 May 1978 in Cologne) is a German author of poetry and short stories.[1]

Thomas Wensing
Born (1978-05-01) 1 May 1978 (age 46)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Writer and poet
Years active1999–present
WebsiteOfficial website of Thomas Wensing (in German)

Life and works

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Thomas Wensing, born 1978 in Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia) has studied at the University of Cologne and at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.[2] He obtained his PhD from the latter institution in 2011.[3]

Besides studies and occupation, Wensing developed skills in writing literary texts.[4] Since the late 1990s, he has been publishing poetry in a couple of anthologies, e.g. in Junge Lyrik,[5] Junge Lyrik II and Junge Lyrik III, a book series published by Martin Werhand Verlag.[6] In 2006, he participated in the visual-poetric project Poesie bewegt of the Bremer Straßenbahn AG under supervision of Joachim Tuz.[7] Together with the two musicians Martin Schmitz and Michael Wurzel, Wensing formed the trio eher selten[8] that performed poetry and music at various occasions in the mid-2000s.[9] Apart from that group, he tried out his texts in several other formats, e.g. in cooperation with the Stadttheater Ingolstadt.[10]

In August 2014 Martin Werhand Verlag published Wensings first own volume of poems (Mitschrift), within the series 100 Gedichte.[11][12] A volume of short stories (Zwischenspiel) appeared in late 2015 in the same publishing house.[13] In December 2019 the MWV published a third book with poems (Herbsttag), within the series 50 Gedichte.[14]

Selected publications

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Monographies

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  • Periodic Review Inventory Systems. Performance Analysis and Optimization of Inventory Systems within Supply Chains. Springer, Berlin 2011, 152 p. ISBN 978-3-642-20479-1.
  • Mitschrift. 100 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2014, 190 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-06-3.
  • Zwischenspiel. Kurzgeschichten. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2015, 258 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-07-0.
  • Herbsttag. 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2019, 120 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-69-8.

Anthologies

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  • Junge Lyrik – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 1999, ISBN 3-9806390-1-0.[15]
  • Junge Lyrik II – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2000, ISBN 3-9806390-0-2.
  • Junge Lyrik III – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2002, ISBN 3-9806390-3-7. Also second, revised edition.[16]

Literature (selection)

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  • Thomas Wensing in: Frank-Uwe Orbons: Die Gedanken gingen auf Wanderschaft, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 12. April 2005
  • Thomas Wensing in: Melanie Nicolai: Gute Unterhaltung ist ihnen wichtig, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 21. February 2006
  • Thomas Wensing in: Raffinierte Lyrik und experimentelle Performance, Donaukurier, 2. April 2006
  • Thomas Wensing in: Tradition und Moderne, Donaukurier, 18. April 2010
  • Thomas Wensing in: Aus der Zeitlosigkeit des Kellers, Donaukurier, 15. June 2010
  • Thomas Wensing In: Nicolai Riedel Bibliographisches Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Lyrik 1945–2020, Metzler, Heidelberg, 2023, S. 976, ISBN 978-3-662-65460-6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thomas Wensing. In: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2014/2015: Band I: A-O. Band II: P-Z., Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2014, P. 1132, ISBN 978-3-11-033720-4.
  2. ^ Biographical details of Thomas Wensing. In: Mitschrift., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2014, P. 169
  3. ^ Thomas Wensing at Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Archived May 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Biographical Data of Thomas Wensing. In: Zwischenspiel (Short Stories)., Martin Werhand Verlag, 2015, P. 233
  5. ^ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 23. July 2004.
  6. ^ Junge Lyrik-Reihe: 750 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2002
  7. ^ Thomas Wensing. In: Poesie bewegt. der Bremer Straßenbahn AG Archived September 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Thomas Wensing in: Mal rockig, mal sanft Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 22. February 2006
  9. ^ Thomas Wensing in: Kein Seelenstriptease Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 7. March 2007
  10. ^ Thomas Wensing in Text und Spiel: Thomas Wensing im Kleinen Haus, Donaukurier, 7. June 2010
  11. ^ Series: 100 Poems. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2016
  12. ^ Mitschrift., Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach, 2014, 190 Pages
  13. ^ Thomas Wensing. In: Martin Werhand Verlag., Publikationen 2015
  14. ^ Lyrik-Reihe: 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, 2019
  15. ^ Thomas Wensing. In: Martin Werhand Verlag
  16. ^ Thomas Wensing. In: Junge Lyrik: (Jahrgänge 1967 – 1982), Band 3., Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach, 2002, P. 560
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