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Poetry and Time
"The essay ... is based on a speech, given at the Lyrik Kabinett in Munich in October 2017"--Title page verso.
The Princes' Islands
Off the coast of Istanbul, in the Marmara Sea, lie the Princes Islands, an archipelago of unusual natural beauty, which has long been considered the maritime suburb of the imperial capital on the Bosporus and effectively shaped by its manifold history. The poet Joachim Sartorius draws a loving portrait of the landscape and the light, the political observer Sartorius describes the microcosm, which was always a reflection of Istanbul-Constantinople-Byzantium, while the novelist Sartorius introduces us to the characters, who inhabit this time capsule.
My Cyprus
A sensory and poetic guide to the island of Cyprus. The island of Cyprus has been a site of global history and conquest, and its strategic position means it has been coveted by one foreign power after another. The Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Genoese, Ottomans, and British have all left their mark. Along with the Roman and Byzantine ruins of Salamis, the island holds impressive monuments dating from the Frankish and Venetian times: the Abbey of Bellapais, the fortified harbor of Kyrenia, and the magnificent cathedrals of Nicosia and Famagusta, the setting for Shakespeare’s Othello. Having lived in Cyprus for three years, Joachim Sartorius returns to the island’s cultures and legends and brings to life the colors and lights of the Levant area of the Middle East. He sifts through the sediments of the island’s history, including its division after the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the difficulties that followed. Rather than focusing solely on historical or political factors, this book is the work of a poet, who, with the help of both Greek and Turkish Cypriot friends, tries to understand this unique place.
Pigalle
Text by Joachim Sartorius.
The Geckos of Bellapais
The history of Cyprus offers a reflection of larger world history. Coveted by a succession of foreign powers, it has been repeatedly occupied: the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, crusaders, Venetians, Genoese, Ottomans, and British have all left their mark on this Mediterranean island. Alongside the Roman and early Byzantine ruins of Salamis, other impressive monuments date from the Frankish and Venetian times, including the Abbey of Bellapais; the fortified harbor of Kyrenia; the magnificent cathedrals of Nicosia; and Famagusta, the setting for Shakespeare’s Othello. In The Geckos of Bellapais, Joachim Sartorius shares the cultures and legends, colors and lights of the Levant. He explores the island’s history—including its division after the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the difficulties that followed. A revealing exploration of Cyprus after the Turkish partition and an evocative account of one poet’s life on one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean, this book belongs among the world’s best travel writing.
Ice Memory
Based on encounters, observations, and gleanings while traveling the world, this collection of Joachim Sartorius' eclectic and esoteric verse ranges in topic from the yellow cabs of Lagos and the horseshoes on Hitler's favorite steed to North African guards loading bottles of butane onto a trolley outside a crematorium. Poignant and timely, these poems speak to a global community, revealing how cultural divides can be bridged.
Mein Zypern
Zypern – das ist Weltgeschichte als Inselgeschichte. Aufgrund ihrer strategischen Lage war die Insel stets Objekt der Begierde fremder Mächte. Alle waren hier: Phönizier, Griechen, Römer, Byzantiner, Kreuzritter, Venezianer, Genuesen, Osmanen, Briten. Und alle haben Spuren hinterlassen: Die eindrucksvollsten Denkmäler – nach den römischen und frühbyzantinischen Ruinen von Salamis – stammen aus fränkischer und venezianischer Zeit, wie die Abtei von Bellapais, der befestigte Hafen von Kyrenia, die prächtigen Kathedralen von Nikosia und Famagusta, wo Shakespeares Othello spielt. Drei Jahre hat Joachim Sartorius auf Zypern gelebt – jetzt kehrt er dorthin zurück, zu den Kulturen und Legenden, zu Farben und Licht der Levante. Er spürt den vielen historischen und seelischen Sedimenten nach, der bewegten Geschichte der Insel, ihrer Teilung nach der türkischen Invasion im Jahre 1974 und der schwierigen aktuellen Situation. Und doch ist dieses Buch nicht das eines Historikers oder Politologen, sondern das eines Dichters, der an der Hand guter Freunde – Inselgriechen wie Inseltürken – Zypern zu verstehen sucht.
Davaĭ!
See here the birth of a radical art scene: laboratories of free artists, clubs, internet caf»s, and galleries emerging in Russia between prefab high-rises, slums, and the turreted fortresses of the nouveau riche. Unburdened by old ideologies and metaphysical obsessions, artists in the former Soviet culture houses have been working with new media, playing with performance art, developing new strategies, and forging new representations of the self.
Für nichts und wieder alles
Der Lyriker Joachim Sartorius wird 70 und schenkt uns neue Gedichte! Joachim Sartorius bewohnt das zwielichtige und fruchtbare Territorium, wo Orient und Okzident sich begegnen. In seinem neuen, lange erwarteten Gedichtband finden wir seine halb imaginierten, halb realen Städte wieder: Alexandria, Nikosia, Syrakus und Istanbul. Das Geheimnis des Reisens und das Geheimnis des Staunens werden im Schreiben eins. Sartorius sucht nach den Erzählungen des östlichen Mittelmeers und nach den Leerstellen der Kulturen der Levante. Den Orten und Mythen, die am Weißen Meer angesiedelt sind, stellt er einen langen Zyklus über ein Dorf in Brandenburg und Gedichte über Schönheit und Vergänglichkeit...
