Hi I am Ulrike, a poet and writer from Germany

Hi steemitians, hej Leute,

this post is a little introduction to who I am and why you are finding me on steemit. I was born in Großenhain (GDR) in 1979 and now live with my patchwork family in Berlin. I started publishing my poetry by pasting poems onto lamp posts in Leipzig and spreading them on flyers and free post cards in 2001. Since then I've been into books and performances with all my love and energy. Two story collections and four German volumes of my poetry have been published to date, plus some radio plays and audio-books of poetry & pop music. I am front woman of the poetry-band LANDSCHAFT aka Grigory Semenchuk and me. We stirr our poems with elektropunk, hip hop and pop music. Herewith a music clip we shot in the woods of Berlin. It is based on a poem by Grigory. (And now @ the German folks: die deutsche Übersetzung der Lyrics kommt in der 2. Strophe!) Enjoy the sound of poetry.

I love touring for my readings and performances. This pic has been taken by the writer's photographer Heike Bogenberger right after a reading in Munich. See how sleepy I've been?

But I also love working in solitude at my desk in Berlin, writing or translating poetry into other languages and art forms. And then being on the road again. This is a clip of a gig with @hardikv, @karancd and ALIF in Bombay.

Recently steemit has been in the media quite a lot. As I can't help but being a curious person, I thought I don't want to miss this! It seems like it can be a platform for artists, musicians and writers who are really interested in creating their own loving crowd rather than depending on culture fundings and grants. Can't wait to get news on interesting stuff here. Let's be front!