Anise Koltz

Anise Koltz (born 1928) is one of Luxembourg's major contemporary authors. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poetry, she has also written a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the successful literary conference series ''Journées littéraires de Mondorf'' (now ''Académie Européenne de Poésie'') in which she has always played a key role."Koltz, Anise (geb. Blanpain)", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006.

Biography

Born on 12 June 1928 in the Eich district of Luxembourg City, Koltz began to write fairy stories in the 1950s mainly in German and Luxembourgish. She has also worked as a translator. Many of her works have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. She is considered to be Luxembourg's most important contemporary poet.

Since 1963, the ''Journées littéraires de Mondorf'' (Mondorf Literary Days) have created links between Luxembourg writers and the international scene. In 1995, the Mondorf Literary Days were revived, representing all literary genres so as to provide a wide range of authors with a platform for their works."Anise Koltz"
, ''Arc Publications''. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

Awards

*1992 – Prix Jean Malrieu
*1992 – Prix Blaise Cendrars
*1994 – Antonio Viccaro prize for "Chants de refus"
*1996 – Batty Weber Prize
*1997 – Rheinlandtaler prize from "Landschaftsverband Rheinland"
*1998 – Prix Guillaume Apollinaire for ''Le mur du son''
*2005 – Jan Smrek Prize in Slovakia – for her lifelong work
*2008 – Servais Prize for ''L'ailleurs des mots''
*2009 – Prix de littérature francophone Jean Arp for "La lune noircie"

Works

In Luxembourgish

In German

*''Märchen'', Luxembourg, 1957
*''Heimatlos'', Gedichte, Luxembourg, 1959
*''Der Wolkenschimmel und andere Erzählungen'', Luxembourg, 1960
*''Spuren nach innen'', 21 Gedichte, Luxembourg, 1960
*''Steine und Vögel'', Gedichte, München/Esslingen, 1964
*''Den Tag vergraben'', Bechtle Verlag, 1969
*''Fragmente aus Babylon'', Delp Verlag, 1973

Bilingual German and French

*''Le cirque du soleil'', Pierre Seghers, 1966
*''Vienne quelqu'un'', Rencontre, 1970
*''Fragments de Babylone'', Fagne, 1974
*''Sich der Stille hingeben'', Heiderhoff Verlag, 1983

In French

*''Le jour inventé'', Paris, 1975
*''La terre monte'', Belfond, Paris, 1980
*''Souffles sculptés'', Guy Binsfeld, 1988
*''Chants de refus I and II'', phi, 1993 and 1995
*''Le mur du son'', phi, 1997, Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
*''Le paradis brûle'', La Différence, 1998
*''La terre se tait'', phi, 1999
*''Le cri de l'épervier'', phi, 2000
*''Le porteur d'ombre'', phi, 2001
*''L'avaleur de feu'', phi, 2003
*''Béni soit le serpent'', phi, 2004
*''L'ailleurs des mots'', Éditions Arfuyen, 2007, Prix Jean Servais
*''La Lune noircie'', Éditions Arfuyen, 2009 in connection with Prix de littérature francophone Jean Arp
*''La Muraille de l'Alphabet'', phi, 2010]
*''Je renaîtrai'', Éditions Arfuyen, 2011

Bilingual French and English

*''At the Devil's Banquets'', Dedalus Press, 1998.
*''At the Edge of Night'', Arc Publications, 2009.

References

Bibliography

*Forderer, Manfred: "Anfang und Ende der abendländischen Lyrik: Untersuchungen zum homerischen Apollonhymnus und zu Anise Koltz", Amsterdam. 1971.
*Brucher, Roger: "Anise Koltz, de traces et d'aigle", Virton: La Dryade. 1976.
*Weins, Alain: "Kann Poesie die Welt verändern?" – Die Geschichte der Mondorfer Dichtertage, Echternach/Mersch: Phi. 1999.
*Caldognetto, Maria Luisa: "Anise Koltz: 'Il paradiso brucia'", in: Poesia. Milano: Crocetti. n° 153. (September 2001). pp. 32–43.

External links

'La poétesse luxembourgeoise Anise Koltz... entretient toujours – des relations fructueuses avec de nombreux poètes, écrivains et artistes...' Littérature: Anise Koltz honorée – Le Quotidien, 06/03/2009

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Luxembourgian writers
Luxembourgian poets
Living people
1928 births
Luxembourgian translators
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winners