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Anja Utler
was born in Schwandorf, Germany, in 1973, studied Slavic and English literature as well as elocution and speech therapy, and now lives in Vienna and Regensburg. Münden – entzüngeln (2004), published in English as engulf – enkindle, received the coveted Leonce-und-Lena Prize for poetry. Newer books are brinnen, jana, vermacht, and Ausgeübt: Eine Kurskorrekture.
“Sibyl – poem in eight syllables” and “marsyas, encircled” are collected in
engulf – enkindle, published by Burning Deck.
"Sibyl and Marsyas" was commissioned by Triple Canopy as part of its
Immaterial Literature project area, supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston.