Ron Winkler and Issue 35
Ron Winkler is a German poet, essayist, editor, and translator born in Jena in 1973 and based in Berlin. His books include vereinzelt Passanten, Fragmentierte Gewässer, Frenetische Stille, Prachtvolle Mitternacht, Karten aus Gebieten, Magma in den Dingen, and Unterwegs in der Verformung. His work is known for linguistic play, contemporary nature poetry, urban perception, technological vocabulary, irony, and the pressure that modern systems place on ordinary experience.
Issue 35 records Winkler under the entry “th,” with translation credited to JD Schneider. The surviving page preserves the author, translator, issue placement, and entry title while the translated poem text itself is absent.
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The historical record preserves the title “th” and credits JD Schneider for the translation. The poem text is no longer present on the surviving page.
Books, prizes, and translation
Winkler received the Leonce-und-Lena Prize in 2005 and the Mondseer Lyrikpreis in 2006, followed by further literary awards and fellowships. He has also translated poetry from English and edited contemporary poetry projects.
Poetry International documents his early books, prizes, editorial work, and poetics. The Thüringer Literaturrat records his broader bibliography and awards. Schöffling & Co. presents Unterwegs in der Verformung as a later collection centered on language, parenthood, urban life, institutions, and changing forms of perception.