Björn Kuhligk

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Björn Kuhligk Biography

Björn Kuhligk was born in 1975 and is one of Germany`s most important young poets. His poetry has been published in several magazines and anthologies but also in the three poetry volumes “Es gibt hier keine Küstenstrassen” (2000), “Am Ende kommen Touristen” (2002) and “Großes Kino” (2005) . Together with young Berlin poet Jan Wagner Kuhligk published the acclaimed anthology “Lyrik von Jetzt” (2003) in order to promote young German poetry.)

The Best Poem Of Björn Kuhligk

Love in the age of the EU

As a border patrolman draws
a line again, shooting is necessary,
is permitted, filming
is necessary, is permitted

how unworldly this continent
with little stars on its lapels, how it
builds up its defences, Mummy
quickly does the washing up

when the first sneakers were washed
up in the south, later two, three bipeds
were fished out, firing back
is necessary, is permitted

Translated by Catherine Hales

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