Erick Pohlhammer Explained

Erick Pohlhammer
Birth Name:Erick Swen Pohlhammer Boccardo
Birth Date:1955 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Writer, professor
Notable Works:Vírgenes de Chile
Relatives:Sergio Livingstone (uncle)
Alma Mater:University of Miami

Erick Swen Pohlhammer Boccardo (5 February 1955 – 22 May 2023) was a Chilean poet of the Generation of the 80s, a self-described "media figure, traveler, compulsive reader, Zen Buddhist, and expert in both academic and pop culture."[1]

Biography

Erick Pohlhammer studied at The Grange School,[2] from which he graduated in 1972 and then entered the Catholic University, where he obtained the title of professor of Castilian. At the same time, he studied aesthetics, a degree he did not complete because he decided to go to the United States where he earned a postgraduate degree in education at the University of Miami.[3] [4]

Passionate about football, Pohlhammer, who is the nephew of the legendary "Sapo" Livingstone, played in his youth for his alma mater's sports club; he was under-15, under-16, and under-17 captain on squads with players such as Orlando Ramírez, under the direction of Fernando Riera.[5] During his youth he practiced amateur boxing; he won 37 victories (32 of them by knockout) on the La ReinaPeñalolén circuit. He was champion of that neighborhood in a tournament held at the José Arrieta Guindos Stadium and, later, from the English schools of Santiago.[6] He also participated in rugby and swimming.

Pohlhammer published his first book in 1979, but fell in love with writing earlier, as he himself said, at age 19, when he was in his second year of university. His first important recognition came in 1993, when he was granted the Pablo Neruda Award.[7] Later he received other distinctions, including the 2008 Santiago Municipal Literature Award for his poetry collection Vírgenes de Chile.[8]

In 2015 he held his first exhibition of digital prints, Pic-poemas.[9]

Pohlhammer taught literature courses at various universities and conducted workshops. He has participated as a panelist and writer on various television programs (Teatro terapia, Lo mejor del Mundial, ¿Cuánto vale el show?,[10] Sin Dios ni late, Síganme los buenos) and has been president of the Union of Chilean Poets and minister of happiness of the cultural-political movement Por un Chile Participativo y Feliz. He was interested in breathing techniques and considered Prem Rawat one of his teachers.

Pohlhammer died from complications of a stroke on 22 May 2023, at the age of 68.[11]

Works

Poetry collections

Other books

Exhibitions

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. News: Conversaciones con Erick Polhammer . Conversations with Erick Polhammer . Mario . Valdovinos . . Spanish . 25 May 2014 . 9 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Erick Pohlhammer: Poesía, humor y fútbol . Erick Pohlhammer: Poetry, Humor, and Football . Una belleza nueva . Spanish . 9 May 2018.
  3. Book: Pohlhammer, Erick . Oxímoron. Conversaciones con Dino Samoiedo . RIL editores . 183 . Santiago . Spanish . 2013.
  4. Web site: Erick Pohlhammer . Poéticas de Chile . Spanish . 8 December 2006 . 9 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Autores Erick Pohlhammer y Juan Oyaneder adelantaron como vivirán el Mundial . Authors Erick Pohlhammer and Juan Oyaneder Put Forward How They Will Live Through the World Cup . Una Nueva Mañana . . 9 May 2018 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Erick Pohlhammer pondrá el humor en nuevo reality de Canal 13 . Erick Pohlhammer Will Put the Humor in New Canal 13 Reality Show . . Spanish . 10 March 2014 . 9 May 2018.
  7. News: Poeta indígena chileno ganó el XVI Premio Pablo Neruda . Chilean Indigenous Poet Wins the 16th Pablo Neruda Award . . Santiago . EFE . Spanish . 19 November 2003 . 9 May 2018.
  8. News: Eric Pohlhammer vuelve con poemario pop: Bajo la influencia de la poesía . Erick Pohlhammer Returns with Pop Poems: Under the Influence of Poetry . . Spanish . 8 November 2017 . 9 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Erick Polhammer inauguró exposición artística en galería Modigliani de Viña del Mar . Erick Polhammer Inaugurates Artistic Exhibition at Modigliani Gallery in Viña del Mar . . Spanish . 11 April 2015 . 9 May 2018.
  10. Web site: La literatura trae de regreso a la escena pública a Erick Polhammer . Literature Brings Erick Pohlhammer Back to the Public Stage . . Spanish . 28 May 2007 . 9 May 2018.
  11. Web site: A los 68 años, fallece el reconocido poeta nacional Erick Pohlhammer . es . Ramírez, Diego . La Cuarta . 22 May 2023 . 22 May 2023 .
  12. News: 'Redonda Pasió' hará gritar ¡Gol! a pura poesía . 'Redonda Pasión' Will Make You Scream Goal! to Pure Poetry . Isabel . Arrieta Montanares . . Spanish . 23 June 2011 . 9 May 2018 . 6 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140358/http://www.lacuarta.com/noticia/redonda-pasion-hara-gritar-gol-a-pura-poesia/ . dead .
  13. News: Pohlhammer aclara . Pohlhammer Clarifies . Carmen Gloria . Manresa . . Spanish . 12 July 2002 . 9 May 2018.