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Sven Kretzschmar hails from Southwest Germany, from tiny County Saarland. He has read Philosophy and English in Germany, Luxembourg, and Ireland. His poetry has been published in Skylight 47, Coast to Coast to Coast, The Wild Word, The Bangor Literary Journal, Sheila-Na-Gig, PENdemic, Fly on the Wall, Smithereens Literary Magazine, 100 Words of Solitude and North West Words among others, and has appeared with Poetry Jukebox in Belfast, in Writing Home. The ‘New Irish’ Poets (Dedalus Press, 2019) and Turangalîla-Palestine (Dairbhre, 2019). He was awarded 1st prize in the Creating a Buzz in Strokestown Competition 2018 and shortlisted for Allingham Poetry Award 2019, Over the Edge New Writer of the Year 2019 and Saolta Arts Annual Poetry Competition 2020. Special mention in the Desmond O’Grady Int. Poetry Competition 2020. Further work is forthcoming in Ropes and The High Window. Blog (incl. many past publications): https://trackking.wordpress.com/    Instagram: @sven_saar_poetry


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