Anne Heitmann (born in

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...

, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a poet and writer.

Biography

She moved after her marriage to

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

. Today she lives in

Hochheim am Main Hochheim am Main (; Old English: Hockamore) is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the German state of Hesse. It is located near the right bank of the river Main three miles above its confluence with the Rhine, as well as on the German Timber- ...

. Since 1980, Heitmann's poetry and

prose Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows the conventions of formal academic writing. It differs from most traditional poetry, where the f ...

have appeared in a number of magazines and

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. Her interest in political concerns have been long-standing; she was active in local politics for almost two decades. This interest has manifested itself in some of her writings, for in addition to

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

, poems, and contributions to entertainment sections in newspapers she has written

socio-political Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with exploring how governance and society interact and influence one another at the micro to macro levels of analysis. Interested in the social causes and consequences of how ...

pieces the provide critical commentaries on the age we live in. Heitmann has

published Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

three collections of poetry: ''Morgen vielleicht kann ich lächeln'' (''Maybe I can laugh tomorrow''), ''...auch wenn ich leise bin'' (''...also if I am quiet''), and ''Stolpersteine'' (''Stumbling Blocks''). The focus in her poetry is on age, loss,

memories Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...

, reflections, and politics.

Sources

* German women poets Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers from Münster {{Germany-poet-stub