Heinz KahlauHeinz Kahlau (6 February 1931 - 6 April 2012) was a German writer. He is remembered as one of the best known lyric poets in the German Democratic Republic. He wrote song lyrics, dramas and prose pieces. He was particularly well known for his popular love poems. At the time of his death the Leipziger Volkszeitung (newspaper) reported that around four million copies of volumes of his poetry had been sold. Heinz Kahlau was born into a working-class family at Drewitz, a small town at that time just outside Potsdam.
Heather SheehanHeather Sheehan (born December 9, 1961) is an American artist who lives and works in Cologne, Germany. In her work, she combines elements of sculpture, installation, performance, video art and black and white photography. Her work focuses on the development and presentation of individual mythologies. Sheehan studied at the Parsons School of Design and the New School of Social Research in New York. Until 1994, she lived and worked in New York City, after which she emigrated to Cologne.
Johannes R. BecherJohannes R. Becher, né le à Munich et mort le à Berlin-Est, est un homme politique, écrivain et poète allemand. Membre du Parti socialiste unifié d'Allemagne, il est ministre de la Culture au sein du gouvernement de la République démocratique allemande de 1954 à 1958. Il est également connu pour avoir écrit les paroles de l'hymne national de la RDA, Auferstanden aus Ruinen. vignette|redresse|gauche|Bronze de Johannes R. Becher par Fritz Cremer dans le Bürgerpark Pankow (détail) Johannes Robert Becher est le fils d'un magistrat aux principes rigoureux dont il se démarque dès sa prime jeunesse.
