PROGRAMME
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From the 26^th to the 29^th November the Literaturhaus in Vienna dedicates itself to the high art of lyric poetry: 'laut lauter lyrik' (a play of words with "loud", "phone", also meaning "all poetry") is the motto for the 11^th Erich Fried festival.

For four days this literature festival explores the inexhaustible mutabilty of lyrical expression. The programme brings together voices and temperaments which will push the boundaries of language in order to capture the world in a new light.

laut lauter lyrik wants poetry to climb down from its proverbial ivory tower and mix with the performative lyrical arts of the modern club scene:
Featuring amongst others the Rotten Kinck Schow (Ann Cotten, Monika Rinck, Sabine Scho), the US-American beatboxer Yuri Lane or the poet Bas Böttcher from Berlin.
Together with the incomparable duo Attwenger the US-American spoken word poet and rapper Saul Williams will be marking the transition from textual to musical performance.
The poetess evening gathers the Austria's most distinctive lyrical voices, from the young Upper Austrian poet Judith Pfeifer to the grande dame herself, Friederike Mayröcker.

The focus on discourse and debate, which always plays a large role at the Erich Fried festivals, is literally brought to table at the three Roundtables, where renound specialists approach the general topic of this year's event series from different angles (their titles being borrowed from Fried). For the first time the discussions will be preceeded by a poetical prologue, given by Yuri Lane, Bas Böttcher and Oswald Egger.

Anne Zauner (curator)
az@literaturhaus.at

• Companion volume: laut lauter lyrik
  
• Poetry films: Best of ZEBRA
  
• Book presentation and exhibition: Letters from and to Erich Fried
  
• Erich Fried Award 2009

Thursday, 26^th November 2009

7pm
Spoken Word

Saul Williams (USA)

The internationally celebrated spoken word poet, rockstar, rapper and actor Saul Williams was the Grand Slam champion at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and played a leading part in the film 'Slam', which was not only awarded a prize at the Sundance Festival, but also won the Golden Camera at Cannes.

I write poetry because it is the clearest and most direct expression of how I think.

I take pride in being called a poet mostly because it feels like an ordination. I did not grow up thinking of myself as a poet, so it is an honor to be considered one.

So far, I've written four books that fall under the category of poetry. For me, they chronicle my growth as an artist, friend, lover, father, son, and individual.

My goal has never truly been to become an amazing poet, rather I have worked at becoming more expressive, thoughtful, and harmoniously balanced, and courageous enough to live my life as a poem.

Friday, 27^th November 2009

3pm
Prologue
Yuri Lane (USA)

Podium 1
"Die Freiheit den Mund aufzumachen"
When lyric has a message ...

The participants of the Roundtable 1 pursue the question, whether poets still claim sociopolitical or critical levels of authority, or rather, in how far they are still interested in reflecting the issue of social developments (social relationships, 'social cracks') in their work.

Moderator: Klaus Amann ((Director of the Robert Musil Institute for Literary Research in Klagenfurt)
Esther Dischereit (D), Barbara Hundegger (A), Nora Iuga (Ru), Robert Schindel (A), Visar Zhiti (Albania; transl. Andrea Grill)

5pm
Prologue
Bas Böttcher (D)

Podium2
"Es ist was es ist"
Varieties of poetry

The authors at Roundtable 2 have seized new lyrical spaces (the streets, clubs or even concert halls) and will talk about different perspectives and innovative forms of poetical presentation.

Moderator: Josef Haslinger
Bas Böttcher (D), Ann Cotten (USA/A), Michaela Falkner (A), Yuri Lane (USA), Michael Lentz (D)

7pm
Vocal concert: Poetess evening
Moderator: Beatrice von Matt
Elfriede Czurda, Maja Haderlap, Sonja Harter, Friederike Mayröcker, Judith Pfeifer and Angelika Reitzer

9pm
Rotten Kinck Schow
With Ann Cotten, Monika Rinck and Sabine Scho

Saturday, 28^th November 2009

4pm
Best of ZEBRA
Poetry film as an art form

The "Poetic Film Festival", developed from the simple motto of "Poetry on the big screen: poems adapted to short films" in the context of the Berlin Poetry Festival (organised by LiteraturWERKstatt Berlin), has been astoundingly successful in its aim of establishing the poetic short film as an independent art form, situated between poetry, film and new medias.
For the first time, Christiane Lange (LiteraturWERKstatt Berlin) brings a selection of the best ZEBRA films to Vienna.

6pm
Prologue
Oswald Egger (A/D)

Podium 3
"Meine Muse hat Kanten"
Lyric seeks lector

Roundtable 3 is committed to the resourceful and innovative art of communicating poetry: whether by translation, own publications or performance.

Moderator:Susanne Schüssler
Christoph Buchwald (D), Oswald Egger (A/D), Erwin Einzinger (A), Christiane Lange (D)

20 Uhr
Attwenger goes Goas

The Rolling Stone magazine describes the music of Attwenger masterminds Markus Binder and hans-Peter Falkner a "Bastard of polka, electro and sporadic cajun and blues".

Sunday, 29^th November 2009

11am
Presentation of the Erich Fried Award 2009 to Esther Dischereit

This year the Erich Fried Award 2009 of 15,000 Euros goes to the author Esther Dischereit from Berlin. This was decided upon by the sole jurator Josef Winkler (Austrian State Prize, Büchner Award).

Music
African/American/European and me
Harold Bradley (voice) Kofi Asamoah (djembe/voice) Norbert Mattes (sax) Chana Dischereit (djembe) Elisabeth Asamoah (voice/dance)

Translation: Jenny Price
Imprint: Anne Zauner: az@literaturhaus.at; Robert Huez: huez@literaturhaus.at; Teresa Haider: th@literaturhaus.at

Foto credits: Klaus Amann: © Lukas Dostal, Bas Böttcher: © Anika Büssemeier, Christoph Buchwald: private, Ann Cotten: herself, Elfriede Czurda: Selfportrait, Esther Dischereit: © Dirk Vogel, Oswald Egger: © Katharina Hinsberg, Erwin Einzinger: private, Michaela Falkner: © Michaela Falkner, Maja Haderlap: © Marko Lipus: www.literaturfoto.net, Sonja Harter: © Marko Lipus: www.literaturfoto.net, Josef Haslinger: © Tom Langdon/Visual Support, Barbara Hundegger: © Marko Lipus: www.literaturfoto.net, Nora Iuga: © Werner Gadliger, Yuri Lane: Selfportrait, Christiane Lange: © Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, Michael Lentz: © Jörg Steinmetz, Beatrice von Matt: private, Friederike Mayröcker: © Heide Heide, Judith Pfeifer: © Marko Lipus: www.literaturfoto.net, Angelika Reitzer: © Peter Koellerer, Monika Rinck: © Ute Rinck, Robert Schindel: © Schüller, Sabine Scho: © Timm Kölln, Susanne Schüssler: © Wagenbach, Saul Williams: © Saul Williams, Josef Winkler: © Jerry Bauer/SV, Visar Zhiti: private.