"The British Museum’s exhibition ‘Germany – Memories of a Nation’ focuses on iconic objects reflecting German history. Each of these objects tells a story. We called on you to bring this story to life and give it poetic form: We called on you to write a ‘DINGGEDICHT’ – a ‘thing poem’ or in other words a poem based on an object!" (DAAD-Außenstelle London, please follow the link for more information on the competition).
Durham student Rebecca Williamson took part in this poetry competition and won first prize (category: undergraduate students/ German) with her poem Der Schweigende/Floating Silence. Congratulations, Becky! And thanks to DAAD-Lektorin Stephanie Portsch for making students aware of this competition and offering help and support in the process.
Find Rebecca's poem below in Durham's Definite Article magazine on page 12.