Schule für Dichtung / Vienna Poetry Academy

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vienna poetry school – schule für dichtung (sfd)
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Geschichte

the "schule für dichtung" (sfd) was founded in 1991, started its public work in 1992. it concentrates on the teach- and learnability, the multimedia & multilingal aspect of literature, organizes classes (analog and online), lectures, performances. http://www.sfd.at

work areas:
poetry, prose, sound poetry, concrete poetry, audiovisual poetry, micro drama, songwriting, performance, installations

following are some of the authors and artists who have worked at the poetry school: allen ginsberg, anne waldman, ed sanders, bob holman, anne tardos (usa), blixa bargeld (germany), nick cave (australia), humberto ak’abal (guatemala), ayu utami (indonesia), henri chopin (france), inger christensen (denmark), fernando rendón, angela garcia (columbia), huynh khai vinh (vietnam), andrej novikov (russia), h.c. artmann, gerhard rühm, wolfgang bauer, marlene streeruwitz, falco, gert jonke, friederike mayröcker, roland neuwirth, felix mitterer, robert schindel, julian schutting, peter rosei, rosa pock-artmann, christian loidl, christine huber, christian ide hintze (austria)

non profit organisation, funded by the federal chancellery of austria/arts section and the cultural dept. of the city of vienna.
artistic director since 2012: fritz ostermayer

(initiator, co-founder, its director until 2012: christian ide hintze)