Jandl's Grave on the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.

Ernst Jandl (August 1, 1925, Vienna, Austria – June 9, 2000, Vienna) was an Austrian writer, poet, and translator. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 1. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Look up Translator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Influenced by Dada he started to write experimental poetry, first published in the journal "Neue Wege" (New Ways) in 1952. Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was a good friend of Friederike Mayröcker. In 1973 he co-founded the "Grazer Autorenversammlung" in Graz, became its vice president in 1975 and was its president from 1983 to 1987. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his poems, he plays with the German language, in many different ways, often at the level of single characters or phonemes. For example, in his famous poem "Ottos Mops" (= "Otto's Pug"), the only vowel used is "o". Of course, poems like this cannot be translated into other languages. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see Adore. ...

Most of his poems are better heard than read. His lectures were always known as very impressive events, because of the particular way he pronounced his poems. Poems like "schtzngrmm" (his version of the word "Schützengraben" which describes the trenches of the WW I) can be understood only if read correctly. "schtzngrmm" is an experimental poem in which he tells the sounds of war only with combinations of letters, which sound like gunfires or detonating missiles. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

He has translated Gertrude Stein, Robert Creeley's The Island, and John Cage's Silence. Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 29, 1946) was an American writer and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. ... Robert Creeley (May 21, 1926 - March 30, 2005) was an American poet, author of more than sixty books, and usually associated with the Black Mountain poets, though his verse aesthetic diverged from that schools. ... For Mortal Kombat character, see Johnny Cage. ...

Some other of his best known poems are "lichtung" (also known as "lechts & rinks", in English "light and reft") and "kneiernzuck".

means

mind: "weiß" means "white", but also "know"

Awards

• 1974: Georg-Trakl-Preis (see Georg Trakl)
• 1982: Anton-Wildgans-Preis
• 1984: Georg-Büchner-Preis (see Georg Büchner)
• 1984: Großer Österreichischer Staatspreis für Literatur
• 1988: Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis
• 1993: Kleist-Preis
• 1995: Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis (see Friedrich Hölderlin)

Georg Trakl A poem by Trakl inscribed on a plaque in Mirabell Garden, Salzburg. ... The Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry is a literary award that was endowed in 1962 by the Federation of Austrian Industry. ... The Georg Büchner Prize (German: Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary prize of Germany. ... Karl Georg Büchner (October 17, 1813 – February 19, 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of prose. ... The Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize. ... Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (March 20, 1770 – June 6, 1843) was a major German lyric poet. ...

Poems

• "Ottos Mops" 20. November 1963;
• "Laut und Luise" 1966;
• "sprechblasen" 1968;
• "der künstliche baum" 1970;
• "idyllen" 1989;
• "Aus dem wirklichen Leben" 1999;
• Reft and Light (Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 2000); translated from the German by various American poets, ISBN 1-886224-34-X

Burning Deck is an influential small press specializing in the publication of experimental poetry and prose. ...

Books

• lechts und rinks. gedichte, statements, peppermints; Luchterhand, ISBN 3-630-62043-4, in a poor translation: "light and reft. poems, statements, peppermints"
• laut und luise; Luchterhand, ISBN 3-630-62030-2
• Interpretationen, Gedichte von Ernst Jandl; Reclam, ISBN 3-15-017519-4
• ernst jandl, aus dem wirklichen Leben: gedichte und prosa, with 66 drawings by Hans Ticha, Büchergilde Gutenberg 2000, ISBN 3-7632-4970-2

External links

• A collection of web links
• Ernst Jandl on Find-A-Grave
• Writing is the food of the gods Friederike Mayröcker's poem about her companion at signandsight.com
• Ernst Jandle at UbuWeb sound files to download and discussion of his concrete poetry at UbuWeb