Rosemarie Zens (born 1944, Bad Polzin, Germany; present-day Połczyn-Zdrój, Poland) is a German writer and photographer.

Rosemarie Zens
Zens in 2007
Zens in 2007
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Bad Polzin, Germany (now Poland)

Life

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Zens studied biology, history and English literature. [where?] Teaching jobs have brought her to Munich, Düsseldorf and Berkeley, California. She received her PhD in German Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich. Subsequently trained as a psychoanalyst she works as a psychotherapist in her own office. She currently lives in Berlin. Since 1995 she has continuously published poems and prose in literary magazines, separate volumes and audio CDs. [citation needed]

Works

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  • Journeying 66. Vom Mythos des Unterwegsseins. The Myth of the Road (in German and English). Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer. 2012. ISBN 978-3868282757. - Photography and text.
  • Im Schein der Laterna Magica. Hidden Patterns (in German and English). Berlin, Germany: Edition WortOrt. 2011. ISBN 9783000319426. - Selected writings and photographs.
  • Vom Gesetz der Währung: Gedichtzyklus. Aachen, Germany: Rimbaud Verlag. 2009. ISBN 9783890865263.
  • Eingeschrieben in Kohlenstoff. Aachen, Germany: Rimbaud Verlag. 2007. ISBN 9783890865584. - Selected poems.
  • Oberhalb der Solarsegel: Notationen nach der Natur. Gedichtzyklus. Dresden, Germany: Die Scheune. 2004. ISBN 9783937832043.
  • Als gingen wir vorüber. Berlin, Germany: APHAIA Verlag. 2003. ISBN 9783926677365. - Poems.
  • Lautlos. Regenatem. Berlin: APHAIA Verlag. 2002. ISBN 9783926677334. - Gedichte mit Holzschnitten von Wilfried Bohne und Kompositionen für Stimme und E-Gitarre von Friedemann Graef.

Recordings

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  • Die Schöne Das Fortgehen Der Ort. (Text and voice: Rosemarie Zens, guitar: Jürgen Heckel) audio book, Edition WortOrt, Berlin 2006
  • Siliziumherz. Poesie und Perkussion. (Text: Rosemarie Zens, composition: Ulrich Moritz), Berlin 2003
  • Lautlos. Regenaten. Rosemarie Zens, Künstlerporträt, audio book, Berlin 2002

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