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Gerald Jatzek - Publishing poetry Austria, India and the US

Publications across three Continents

Our literature department, namely Gerald Jatzek, has been busy publishing over the past few months. Here are three examples:

Lush and poisonous Green

Green is more than a color; it is a symbol, a feeling, a language spoken across cultures, disciplines, and personal experiences. It evokes the vitality of spring, the sting of envy, the promise of renewal, and the slow decay of time. It is the color of both innocence and ambition, of balance and contradiction. In nature, green is life in motion. In society, it is money, power, and sustainability. In emotion, it is hope and healing-and sometimes, the ache of longing.

This anthology gathers a diverse array of voices-poets, storytellers, essayists, and artists-each exploring the multiplicity of green in their own way. Here, green is not pinned down to a single meaning. Instead, it grows wild and unpredictable, revealing itself in unexpected corners: in childhood memories, in urban landscapes, in political movements, in intimate reflections.

As you turn the pages, let yourself drift through the spectrum of green: from the lush to the toxic, the sacred to the mundane, the personal to the collective. These pieces do not aim to define green, but to invite you into its many interpretations-to see through the lens of others, and perhaps discover new hues within yourself.

Authors: Shai Afsai, Aldo Quagliotti, Gabriella Balcom, Carly Ballard, Linda M. Crate, Linda Trott Dickman, Carolyn Donnell, Dany Gagnon, Sharon A.Harmon, Gerald Jatzek, Wanda W. Jerome, Gayle Lauradunn, Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz, Mary C. M. Phillips, Robert Primavera, William John Rostron, Janet Ruth, Scott Smothers, Thomas A. Thurn, Jasmine Tritten, Jim Tritten, Scott Wiggerman, and Brianna Witte.

J.K. Larkin (ed.): Green, Penguin Books, Bellerose Village, NY, USA 2025, 160 pages; ISBN-10, 1637777329

Love and all the Rest

A book by international writers that takes a subjective look at the conditio humana.

R. Madhumitha (ed.): Nature, Love, Life, Heaven, Hell, Wordswiggle Publications, Parma, Bihar, India 2025, 72 pages;
ISBN: 978-93-49882-00-3

Lyrik auf der Leine

Daniel Böswirth hat im November 2024 auf quer durch Wien gespannte Leinen Gedichte aufgehängt. Nun ist dazu ein Band erschienen, Anthologie und Dokumentation gleichzeitig.

Die poetische Intervention im öffentlichen Raum fing in der Seestadt an, und wurde ein länderübergreifendes Projekt. Vielsprachige Gedichte aus Österreich, Frankreich, Slowenien, Luxemburg, Deutschland, Italien, China, Australien, Ungarn, Südkorea und Kanada wurden Böswirth geschickt und von ihm aufgehängt. Über 200 Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller schickten mehrheitlich unveröffentlichte Gedichte. Eine Auswahl findet sich in dem Band.

Daniel Böswirth (Hg.): Lyrik Online, fabrik@transit, Wien 2025, 312 Seiten; ISBN 978-3-903267-80-0

Published by Marius van der Graaf

Marius considers himself a citizen of the world. He is an artist, writer, and translator. When he is not traveling, he splits his time between Indonesia and Europe.

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