Bert Papenfuß


Bert Papenfuß was a German poet.

Biography

Papenfuß was a learned electrician and sound and lighting technician. After serving time in the East German army as a Bausoldat he worked in theatre, first in Schwerin and from 1976 in Berlin. He belonged to the literature scene of Prenzlauer Berg that developed in the late 1970s, and had been a freelance writer since 1980. He collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, such as A. R. Penck and Tarwater.
From 1999 to 2009 he was co-owner of the Kaffee Burger club, where he coordinated the cultural programme Salon Brückenkopf. He was co-editor of the anarchistic magazine Gegner and the cultural magazine Zonic. He was co-owner of the culture café Rumbalotte Contiua, which opened its doors on 17 September 2010.
Papenfuß died of cancer on 26 August 2023, at the age of 67.

Awards

Selected works

harm. arkdichtung 77, KULTuhr Verlag, Berlin 1985.dreizehntanz, Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin und Weimar 1988.SoJa,, Druckhaus Galrev, Berlin 1990.tiské, Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 1990.vorwärts im zorn &sw., Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 1990.led saudaus. notdichtung, karrendichtung, Janus press, Berlin 1991.routine in die romantik des alltags, Janus Press, Berlin 1995.Berliner Zapfenstreich: Schnelle Eingreifgesänge, BasisDruck Verlag, Berlin 1996.SBZ - Land und Leute, Druckhaus Galrev, Berlin 1998.Tanzwirtschaft. Ein angewandter Fortsetzungsroman, www.kaffeeburger.de, Berlin 2001Haarbogensturz. Versuche über Staat und Welt, BasisDruck Verlag, Berlin 2001.Rumbalotte. Gedichte 1998-2002, Urs Engeler Editor, Basel, Weil am Rhein und Wien 2005.Ation-Aganda: Gedichte 1983/1990, Urs Engeler Editor, Basel, Weil am Rhein und Wien 2008.