Name: Wolf Biermann by PEN America
Duration: 48 min 1 s
Description: Wolf Biermann sings and plays his songs, including "Deutschland im Herbst", "Und als Wir ans Ufer kamen", "Die hab Ich satt", "Das Hölderlin-Lied", "Ich leb mein Leben, sagt Eva-Marie". In discussion, he explores how song, free expression and culture are related and necessarily important.

What is the context of the recording? Based on the picture I assume it is a Pen America event on 15/12/83 with Wolf Biermann. But it would be interesting to know a bit more. I searched on Pen America but didn't find any reference.

Wolf Biermann sings and plays his songs, including "Deutschland im Herbst", "Und als Wir ans Ufer kamen", "Die hab Ich satt", "Das Hölderlin-Lied", "Ich leb mein Leben, sagt Eva-Marie". In discussion, he explores how song, free expression and culture are related and necessarily important.

Wolf Biermann

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PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world.  Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.


Wolf Biermann

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