|
Erik Martin (born January 12, 1936, Neuss) is a German writer, songwriter and composer of songs. He is the founder and editor of the literature and art magazine ''Muschelhaufen''. ==Life and work== Erik Martin is the first-born son of Illa and Ernst J. Martin – both dentists and dendrologists; they were the founders of the Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen. His sister is the tree-and-bush expert Helge Breloer. Martin grew up in Kaldenkirchen, went to Aloisiuskolleg in Bad Godesberg and graduated at Thomaeum High-School Kempen . After studies in Aachen he worked as a teacher of German and Biology in Viersen, where he created schoolgardens〔''Hauptschule Süchteln'', Viersen 1994, p. 32〕 and worked out environmental projects joining the German Waldjugend.〔Sigrid Blomen-Radermacher: ''Dülkener Pädagoge: „Muschelhaufen“ als Lebens-Puzzle.'' In: ''Rheinische Post'', 22 January 1998〕 In 1997 he received the Klaus-Gundelach-Prize for his merits concerning his environmental protection and his youth novel ''Fjellwanderung''.〔''Ehrung für Erik Martin''. In: ''Unser Wald''. Bonn, February 1998. 〕 From 1969 to 2008 Erik Martin edited ''Muschelhaufen'', an annual for literature and graphics.〔Peter Klusen: ''Muschelhaufen''. In: ''kult. Kultur am Niederrhein'', Vol. 2. Moers 1996〕 In numerous special editions he helped recover writers such as Albert Vigoleis Thelen,〔Sabine Hänisch: ''Literarisches Stöbern im Muschelhaufen''. In: ''Westdeutsche Zeitung'', vom 4 November 1998〕 Margot Scharpenberg or Fritz Grasshoff. Stories and Poems by well-known writers such as Ernst Jandl, Annemarie Schimmel (honoured with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Günter Kunert, Siegfried Lenz, Christoph Meckel and James Krüss were first published in Muschelhaufen. Artists like Elke Rehder or Clemens Weiss used to work for the magazine. With great care Martin studied Werner Helwig's books and wrote essential essays on his work.〔Pitt Becker: ''Werner Helwig und sein Nachlaß''. In: ''Köpfchen''. Dorweiler. No. 4-1991〕 Martin's songs are well-known and often sung in the groups of the German Youth Movement, the German folk and the German Scout Movement.〔Hedo Holland: ''Lieder von Mac''. In: ''Folkmagazin''. No. 4/2000, 〕 One of those is the popular ''Wenn der Abend naht'' (''When the evening comes'') .〔''Wenn der Abend naht'' in the German Wikipedia〕 As youth leader for many years Martin led groups to whose members he was known as ''Mac''. Up to this day he participates in the Deutsche Waldjugend activities and has written articles for several magazines, e.g. ''der eisbrecher'',〔Freelance writer 1988 ff, imprint of the journal〕 ''scouting'' and ''Fang''. Two CDs with Martin's songs were edited by the Waldjugend. Erik Martin is married. He has two sons and lives in Viersen-Dülken. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erik Martin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|