Marius Hulpe * 1982 in Soest, Germany and lives in Krakow. In 2008 his first poetry collection wiederbelebung der lämmer was published by Ammann Verlag, followed by the volume Einmal werden wir (Lyrikedition 2000, 2013) and a selection of new poems entitled Süße elektrische Nacht (Edition Haus Nottbeck, 2014). His poems have been translated into six languages and adapted for both radio and film. Hulpe has been the editor of several anthologies including Privataufnahme: Junge deutschsprachige Lyrik (2009). He is a member of the national authors’ team of the German Football Association’s cultural foundation. His honors include the Young Author’s Prize of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the LCB Fellowship of the Berlin Senate.