FStarik
Frank von der Möhlen | |
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| Born | July 1, 1958 Apeldoorn |
| Died | March 16, 2018 (aged 59) Amsterdam |
| Pen name | F. Starik |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Genres | poetry, song, photography, mixed media |
| Years active | 1974–2018 |
| Website | |
| http://www.starik.nl/ | |
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Biography[edit]
F. Starik studied photography and mixed media at the Rietveld Academy. Starik published his first collection of poetry independently, but his official debut was Nepvuur ("Fake Fire") in 1987. As a photographer he contributed to the controversial anthology Maximaal, published in 1988. After a few more publications, Starik concentrated on his visual arts, with his poetry pushed to the background. In the same period he was the singer of the Willem Kloos Group, which produces "hard music to texts by dead poets"[1] and released the CD Finger in the sand on the Staalplaat label.
From 2002, Starik again published collections of poetry, some accompanied by a music CD, or an exhibition, thus combining poetry and visual work.
In several cities of the Netherlands those who die without known relatives or friends are provided a public official and funeral. Bart FM Droog started the practice in Groningen of creating appropriate poems for the deceased. Starik approached the city of Amsterdam to do the same and this offer was eventually accepted[2]. In 2002 the Groninger Lonely Funeral Project[3] assembled a group of poets to provide this service, which then expanded to other Dutch cities.
In 2009, Starik was one of three laureates to receive the Amsterdam Prize for Art[4] worth 35,000 euros. In 2010 Starik was appointed as the fourth "Urban Poet of Amsterdam".
He died in 2018 at the age of 59 from cardiac arrest.[5]
A year after his death, in 2019, his wife, the author Vrouwkje Tuinman, posthumously delivered his last work: "Klaar" (Done).
Bibliography[edit]
- Mot, of de neerslag van de twijfel ("Moth, or the Precipitate of Doubt"). Poems. Self-published, 1974.
- Nepvuur ("Fake Fire"). Poems. Haarlem, In de Knipscheer, 1987.
- Maximaal. Werk van 11 Nederlandse en Vlaamse dichters ("Maximum. Work by 11 Dutch and Flemish poets"). Chosen and introduced by Arthur Lava. With photos by Frank Starik. Haarlem, In de Knipscheer, 1988.
- Mijn Leven Als Museum ("My Life as a Museum"). Short novel. Haarlem, In de Knipscheer, 1993.
- Nieuwe Vleugel ("New Wing"). Poems. Amsterdam, Voetnoot, 1995.
- Simpele Ziel ("Simple Soul"). (incl. cd) Poems. Haarlem, In de Knipscheer, 2002. Also exhibition.
- De grote vakantie ("The Big Vacation"). (incl. cd). Poems. Haarlem, In de Knipscheer, 2003. Also exhibition.
- Rode Vlam ("Red Flame"). Poems. Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 2004.
- De Verdwijnkunstenaar ("The Vanishing Artist"). Poems. Appeared together with Red Flame. Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 2004.
- De eenzame uitvaart. Hoe dichters eenzame doden op hun laatste tocht vergezellen ("The lonely funeral. How poets accompany lonely dead on their last journey"). (incl. cd). Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2005.
- Songloed ("Sunglow"). Poems. Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2007.
- De gastspeler ("The Guest Player"). Novel. Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2009.
- Victoria. Poems. Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2010.
- Een steek diep. Schetsen van verloren levens ("A stab deep. Sketches of Lost Lives'"). Texts and poems about The Lonely Funeral, composed by F. Starik, with the collaboration of various authors. Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2011.
- Door ("Through"). Poems. Amsterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2013.
- Moeder doen ("Mother Does"). Novel, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2013.
- Staat ("Country"). Poems, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2015.
- Klaar ("Done"). Novel, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2019.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ That's how F. Starik puts it in his biography on his website .
- ↑ Blyth, Derek. Poems for Lonely Funerals. www.the-low-countries.com, 23/10/2020
- ↑ Bart FM Droog. Lonely funeral. Poems and essay. RS/DBNL, 2013
- ↑ Amsterdam Prize for the Arts accessed on August 29, 2021 (Dutch).
- ↑ Amsterdam funeral poet F. Starik (59) deceased NOS, March 17, 2018
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