Reading and discussion with Marion Poschmann "Die Winterschwimmerin", moderated by Dr. Gottfried Timm, former pastor and Minister of the Interior in MV
"Die Winterschwimmerin" by Marion Poschmann was published by Suhrkamp Verlag in 2024.
Thekla swims in open waters, even in icy temperatures. She sees it as a whole-body cognitive process and tries to get to the bottom of herself and the relationship between body and soul, nature and spirit in the wintry landscape. As she immerses herself in the breathtakingly clear water and deals with the violence of the cold, she finds a sense of freedom and autonomy. Then she meets an escaped tiger.
Marion Poschmann was born in Essen and now lives in Berlin. She has received numerous prestigious awards for her poetry and prose, including the 2021 Bremen Literature Prize for her poetry collection Nimbus and the WORTMELDUNGEN Literature Prize in the same year. Most recently, she received the Joseph Breitbach Prize for her complete works in 2023.
