Jena Poetry Talk: Open Reading at Villa Rosenthal

Jena, July 6, 2026 – As part of the 19th Jena Poetry Talk, author Greta Maria Pichler will present her award-winning poetry debut ‘Salzwasser’ at Villa Rosenthal on Monday evening. The reading is a special highlight for all lovers of sophisticated literature; admission to the event is completely free of charge.

Subtle poetry about the element of water

Born in Bozen in 1996, author Greta Maria Pichler studied philosophy and language arts in Vienna. She received the renowned jury prize of the 30th Open Mike competition in Berlin in 2022 for initial excerpts from her debut work ‘Salzwasser’. Her complete volume was published in 2024.

In her subtle prose poems, Pichler weaves environmentally critical thinking with the search for orientation, distance, and proximity. She uses seawater as a habitat, a transport route, and a metaphor for tears and sweat, thereby touching upon central questions of modern human existence.

Student initiative from Jena

The Jena Poetry Talk is a dedicated student initiative at the Institute for German Literary Studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Today’s event is supported by the Studierendenwerk Thüringen and actively promoted by the Jena cultural landscape in the Events & Culture sector.

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