'You ask me why I write poems'
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Biographical History
Anne Ranasinghe was born Anneliese Katz into a Jewish family in Essen in 1925. She experienced Reichskristallnacht and the burning of her local synagogue and was present when her father was carried of to Dachau.
Acquisition
Essay: ...why I write poems, 1
Donated January 2002
Scope and Content
A German version of this short essay describing the author's motivation for writing poetry occurs as an afterword in German in the book 'Du fragst mich, warum ich Gedichte Schreibe', Anne Ranasinghe, Maro Verlag, 1944.
Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Ranasinghe, Anne
Subjects
- Poetry
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