Asmus Trautsch

Asmus Trautsch (born 1976 in Kiel) studied philosophy, German studies, composition and music theory in Berlin and London, and received a doctorate in philosophy from Humboldt University of Berlin. He worked as a poet, philosopher, author, lecturer and composer, teaching philosophy and creative writing at various universities. Trautsch published poetry, essays and philosophical texts. As an editor, he was associated with the essay series Edition Poeticon, published by Verlagshaus Berlin since 2013. His first poetry collection, Treibbojen, was published by the same press. He also received fellowships, including for stays at Columbia University in New York and the Akademie Schloss Solitude.