Reading: Eye Around the Mouth – Lyrical Double Images

Lars-Arvid Brischke, born in 1972 in Dresden, lives in Berlin. Energy engineer, political consultant, futurologist; co-founder of the poetry circle Die Freuden des jungen Konverters; poetry collections: “eine leichte acht” [Lyrikedition 2000, Allitera Verlag 2006]; “wer fällt schon aus der welt” [Edition Art Science 2020]. First prize at the lauter niemand Prize for Political Poetry IV in 2014; first prize at the Feldkirch Poetry Prize in 2019.

Sina Nowikow, born in 1979 in Berlin, lives in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood. In the 1990s, she participated in numerous writing workshops in Berlin. 2001–2004: trained as a physical therapist in Bad Säckingen. Since 2005: physical therapist in Berlin.

Johann Reißer, author, theater maker, and lecturer. He has been publishing prose and poetry since 2004 and has been staging his own plays with groups since 2009. He has received various awards. In 2024, the volume geHÄUSe – Zwölf Schleifen zwischen Zellen und Clouds, created with Ursula Seeger, was published by vauvau-Verlag. His novel Pulver will be published by Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt in 2026. www.johannreisser.com

Ursula Seeger is an author, artist, and art educator living in Berlin. Her work frequently explores human-nature relationships and the natural sciences. She is a member of the author collectives dns [die_natur.schreibt] and Beasts. In September 2024, she published the lyrical-graphic volume GEHÄUSE – Zwölf Schleifen zwischen Zellen und Clouds with Johann Reißer through vauvau-verlag.

Christian Vater was born in Vienna in 1974 and has lived in Berlin since 2001. In his writing, he is primarily interested in collaborations, the creative process of encounter, as well as literary experiments and conversations, which is why he founded vauvau-verlag for interactive poetry with Thomas G. Vömel in 2015.

T. G. Vömel, born in 1961 in Göppingen; lives in Berlin with his Italian wife and two children; teacher, author, and co-founder of the publishing house vauvau-verlag für interaktive lyrik; most recent publication: Lichtfluren, Verlag der 9 Reiche, Berlin 2023. Member of the GZL.