Eugen Gomringer

Eugen Gomringer (20 January 1925 – 21 August 2025) was a Bolivian-born Swiss concrete poet.[1] He was head of the Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie (IKKP) in Rehau, Germany. Between 1977 and 1990, he was a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Gomringer was born in in Cachuela Esperanza, Bolivia and was raised in Bern, Switzerland.[2]

In January 2025 Gomringer turned 100 years old.[3] He died seven months later on 21 August 2025.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Steiner, Wendy (1981). "Res Poetica: The Problematics of the Concrete Program". New Literary History. 12 (3). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 529–545. doi:10.2307/469028. JSTOR 469028.
  2. ↑ Hernández, I. "Gomringer, Eugen (1925-VVVV)". MCN Biografías.
  3. ↑ dpa (2025-01-20). "Konkrete Poesie: Eugen Gomringer: 100 Exponate zum 100. Geburtstag". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  4. ↑ Lyriker: Dichter Eugen Gomringer mit 100 Jahren gestorben (in German)

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