Thomas Wensing

Thomas Wensing (born May 1, 1978 in Cologne) is a German author of poetry and short stories.^[1]

Life and Works

Thomas Wensing, born 1978 in Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia) has studied at the University of Cologne and at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.^[2] He obtained his PhD from the latter institution in 2011.^[3]

Besides studies and occupation, Wensing developed skills in writing literary texts.^[4] Since the late 1990s, he has been publishing poetry in a couple of anthologies, e.g. in Junge Lyrik,^[5] Junge Lyrik II and Junge Lyrik III, a book series published by Martin Werhand Verlag. In 2006, he participated in the visual-poetric project Poesie bewegt of the Bremer Straßenbahn AG under supervision of Joachim Tuz.^[6] Together with the two musicians Martin Schmitz and Michael Wurzel, Wensing formed the trio eher selten^[7] that performed poetry and music at various occasions in the mid-2000s.^[8] Apart from that group, he tried out his texts in several other formats, e.g. in cooperation with the Stadttheater Ingolstadt.^[9]

In August 2014 Martin Werhand Verlag published Wensings first own volume of poems (Mitschrift), within the series 100 Gedichte.^[10] A volume of short stories (Zwischenspiel) appeared in late 2015 in the same publishing house.^[11]

Selected Publications

Monographies

• Periodic Review Inventory Systems. Performance Analysis and Optimization of Inventory Systems within Supply Chains. Springer, Berlin 2011, 152 p. ISBN 978-3-642-20479-1.
• Mitschrift. 100 Gedichte. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2014, 190 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-06-3.
• Zwischenspiel. Kurzgeschichten. Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2015, 258 p. ISBN 978-3-943910-07-0.

Anthologies

• Junge Lyrik – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 1999, ISBN 3-9806390-1-0.^[12]
• Junge Lyrik II – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2000, ISBN 3-9806390-0-2.
• Junge Lyrik III – 50 Dichterinnen und Dichter. Anthology, Martin Werhand Verlag, Melsbach 2002, ISBN 3-9806390-3-7. Also second, revised edition.^[13]

Literature (Selection)

• Thomas Wensing in: Frank-Uwe Orbons: Die Gedanken gingen auf Wanderschaft, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 12. April 2005
• Thomas Wensing in: Melanie Nicolai: Gute Unterhaltung ist ihnen wichtig, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 21. February 2006
• Thomas Wensing in: Raffinierte Lyrik und experimentelle Performance, Donaukurier, 2. April 2006
• Thomas Wensing in: Tradition und Moderne, Donaukurier, 18. April 2010
• Thomas Wensing in: Aus der Zeitlosigkeit des Kellers, Donaukurier, 15. June 2010

External links

• Official website of Thomas Wensing (German)
• Literature by and about Thomas Wensing in the German National Library catalogue
• Thomas Wensing in: NRW Literatur im Netz (German)
• Thomas Wensing in WorldCat

References