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Eugen Gomringer (born 20 January 1925 in
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* 1925 births Living people Bolivian male poets Bolivian people of Swiss descent People from Vaca Díez Province Signalism Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin German poets German male poets Bolivian emigrants to Germany {{Bolivia-poet-stub
Eugen Gomringer (born 20 January 1925 in Cachuela Esperanza
Cachuela Esperanza is a village in the Bolivian Departamento Beni.
Location
''Cachuela Esperanza'' ("rapids of hope") is situated on the right bank at the rapids of Beni River, 30 km before its confluence with Mamoré River which both for ...
, Bolivia
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) is a Bolivian-born German concrete poet
Concrete poetry is an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has now developed a distinct mea ...
. He is head of the Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie (IKKP) in Rehau
Rehau is a Town#Germany, town in the Hof (district), district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. The first documented name of Rehau was "Resawe" in the year 1234. Rehau is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, 12 km southeast of Hof, Germany, Hof, and 12 ...
, Germany. Between 1977 and 1990, he was a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf is the academy of fine arts of the state of North Rhine Westphalia at the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. Notable artists who studied or taught at the academy include Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Magdalena Jetelová, ...
, the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. Gomringer writes in German
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, Spanish, French and English.
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* 1925 births Living people Bolivian male poets Bolivian people of Swiss descent People from Vaca Díez Province Signalism Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin German poets German male poets Bolivian emigrants to Germany {{Bolivia-poet-stub