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 After
having enjoyed some of the finest poetry from Austria and Australia,
I'd like to compliment you on having one of the best literary e-zines
on the 'net (but you probably knew that). No, honestly, I love it. And
so... I myself would like to submit some poetry, as well. Only problem
is that I am not from Austria, nor from Australia. I have been in both
countries, and have written some poems about Austria. I come from the
Netherlands. But, as you also feature "guest poets" from the US and
Germany, I though... well let's give it a try. I'm a young poet (born
1982) and have been writing poetry since 1996. I have exchanged work
with Stoneking, Christina Conrad and others. I think that maybe I could
fit in at gangway, because I write a lot about Indonesia, where I have
lived for 3 years. I can speak/read/write German as well, but I have
never tried to write poetry in German. But who knows... Anyway. As a
little sample of my work, I'm sending you two
poems; they can tell more about me than a 10-page e-mail can.
Greetings, Alexandra Ekkelenkamp.
(Photo credits Toefi Gadaz) 
 Born
in New Zealand (18 Dec 42), Christina Conrad
is an internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and "outsider" artist.
Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and magazines in Australia,
New Zealand, USA, Canada and the UK, and is represented in The Oxford
Book of Modern New Zealand Verse and The Penguin Book of Contemporary
New Zealand Poetry, as well as the Bloomsbury Book of Women Writers
(UK). Her first published collection – this fig tree has thorns
– is considered a modern-day classic. Conrad's paintings, masks
and clay icons have been exhibited in major galleries in New York, Australia,
New Zealand, and Europe. Her poems are featured in the recently published,
authoritative anthology, Big Smoke (University of Auckland Press, 2000).
William Stoneking submitted some more
poems – previous work has been featured in gangway #13
and #15.
Gerhard Ochs, "ein Autor,
der zwar Deutscher ist, aber bei Ritter veröffentlicht (siehe Reviews)
und ganz in der österreichischen Scbreibtradition (Anselm Glück
etc.) steht". Geb. 1944 in Ettlingen bei Karlsruhe. Studium. Privatlehrer.
Publikationen: Lebendes, Gedichte (Gießen, 1977); Bis zur Bestimmung,
Gedichte (Gießen, 1979); Der deutsche Krieg, Zwei Erzählungen
(Salzburg, 1990); Audiokasette: Im Schatten hat sich noch nicht herumgesprochen,
daß die Sonne wieder scheint (München, Ohrbuch-Verlag, 1989).
– Petra Ganglbauer stellt 3 Texte
vor.
Katarina Konkoly was born in
1979. She grew up on a farm at the foot of the Otway Ranges in Victoria,
attending school in the nearby city of Geelong. In 1998 Katarina moved
to Brisbane to attend university. In 2000 she was awarded a Bachelor
of Arts, majoring in Classics and Ancient History. She is currently
completing a law degree. The poem is titled Hungarian
Gypsy, 1956. Katarina's poetry has previously been published
in Red Lamp, The AGE, Spindrift, core, SideWaLK, Swyntax, Australian
Writing, VoiceWorks, QWC/Rave New Writing, Heretical, verso, Triple
J and 5UV. Future publication of poems is forthcoming in Centoria, and
SideWaLK.
Kristine Greßhöner,
geboren am 23. 02. 1982 in Herford, wohnt in Hiddenhausen/Lippinghausen
(NRW) auf einem landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb und besucht die Jahrgangsstufe
13 des Gymnasium Fridericianum in Herford. Kristine schreibt überwiegend
Kurzprosa seit etwa 1997 und
interessiert sich für Literatur von William S. Burroughs, Jack
Kerouac und Irvine Welsh. Sie ist auch freie Mitarbeiterin einer Herforder
Tageszeitung. Veröffentlichungen im Bielefelder Stadtblatt, diversen
Anthologien und Zeitschriften.
Nicole Jurosek, geboren am 19. Mai
1981 in Wien, Studentin, Publikationen im Standard und in verschiedenen
Literaturzeitschriften. "Hier sende ich Ihnen ein paar von meinen
Gedichten und bitte um Antwort,
ob Sie diese – naja – irgendwie brauchen können oder
nicht."
Timothy McNeal, geb. 1944 –
Russland, Anglist. Veröffentlichungen: Von Erewhon nach Xanadu,
Gedichte / A / 1981; Saisonale Einwürfe, Gedichte / D / 1991; Albedo,
Gedichte – Poems / D / 1993; Twilight, Poems / USA / 1996; Bensons
Nachlass, SF-Novelette (CD-ROM) / D / 1996; Die Farbe des Schwefels,
SF-Novella / D / 1997; Der Tod der Physiker, Science-Thriller / D /
1998; Das Grab des Fürsten, Fantasy-Krimi / D / 1999; Die Chronos
Chronik, SF-Roman / D / 2000: poem submission
(German-English).
Walter Hölbling: "Ich
entdeckte eben ein paar Verse
in meinem PC." Studies of English and History in Graz; Visiting
Scholar at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Stanford University,
and Harvard University; Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis. Co-founder and editor of the journal Arbeiten aus Anglistik
und Amerikanistik and its monograph series; member of advisory board
of Krieg und Literatur/War and Literature. Founding member and board
member of the Austrian Association of American Studies (AAAS) since
1975. Vice President 1976/77 and 1980/81, President 1987/88, Treasurer
1988-1998. AAAS delegate to the European Association of American Studies
(EAAS) 1992-2000; EAAS Secretary 1994-2002.
Werner Schandor: Peter
Sterner, geboren 1972 in Athens, Georgia, kam als ursprünglich
5. Mann bei R.E.M. schon in frühen Jahren mit dem Rock'n'Roll in
Berührung; stieg noch vor dem Debütalbum der Band aus, um
seine Solokarriere zu beginnen. Seither zahlreiche No 1 Alben und Singles,
u.a. "Like a pharao", "Screaming in the streets" und "Diarrhoe". Lebt
zur zeit abwechselnd in Memphis, Tennessee und Las Vegas.
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Dear Reader,
Liebe(r) Leser(in),