Martin Werhand

Martin Peter Werhand was born in 1968 as son of artisan blacksmith Klaus Rudolf Werhand. After attaining the in 1988 at Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Neuwied, Werhand studied in Cologne German language and literature studies between 1992 und 1997 (amongst other under Günter Blamberger, English language and literature studies (under Ansgar Nünning) and theatre, film and media (under Renate Möhrmann at the University of Cologne. Whilst still studying, Werhand decided in 1997 to establish an independent literature publishing company. As publisher and editor he took care of the works of numerous young authors in the anthology series Junge Lyrik between 1999 and 2002. Starting with the first book of the series followed by Junge Lyrik II and Junge Lyrik III, numerous readings took place in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. 2006 he published the poetry anthology Die Jahreszeiten der Liebe. Since 2014 Werhand publishes apart from the anthologies also several series of poetry books. In 2016 the Martin Werhand Verlag presented some new book series at Frankfurt Book Fair like or 50 Gedichte. Martin Werhand lives and works in Melsbach, Rhineland-Palatinate. == Poetry projects (selection) ==

Since 1999 Martin Werhand realised as a publisher, editor and author together with institutions, bookshops and other publishers numerous poetry projects, for example on World Book Day on 23 April 2003 in Münster, together with the Thalia Holding, where he presented himself as editor of the book and also as author together with six other poets, among them Florian Cieslik, Patric Hemgesberg and Thomas Bruns. Also in 2006, as the Bremer Straßenbahn AG under the direction of Dr. Joachim Tuz, he organized the project Poesie Bewegt (Poetry Moves) with many authors of Martin Werhand Verlag. Martin Werhand also contributed as an author == Publications (selection) ==

Books as editor == Literature (selection) ==

• Publishers' International ISBN Directory: 26th Edition of Publishers' International Directory with ISBN Index and the 20th Edition of the International ISBN Publishers' Directory. Geographical section: R-Z, Band 2, International ISBN Agency K. G. Saur Verlag, 1999, p. 654 • La construcción del "yo" femenino en la literatura, Biruté Ciplijauskaité, Universidad de Cádiz, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2004 – p. 437 • Not So Plain as Black and White: Afro-German Culture and History, 1890–2000, Patricia M. Mazón, Reinhild Steingröver (Editor), Boydell & Brewer, Patricia M. Mazón, Reinhild Steingröver – 2005 p. 231 • Stephan Koranyi (Editor): Gedichte zur Weihnacht, Reclam Verlag, 2009, p. 235, 241, 245 • Ina Nefzer (Editor): Gedichte wie Schmetterlinge, Thienemann Verlag, 2010, p. 124-127 • Wie viel Tod verträgt das Team?: Belastungs- und Schutzfaktoren in Hospizarbeit und Palliativmedizin, David Pfister, Monika Müller (Editors), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2014, p. 59 • Dietrich Bode (Editor): Italien. Eine Reise in Gedichten, Reclam Verlag, 2016, p. 125 • Annette Riedel, Anne-Christin Linde (Editors): Ethische Reflexion in der Pflege: Konzepte – Werte – Phänomene. Axel Springer SE, 2018, p. 134. • Nicolai Riedel: Bibliographisches Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Lyrik 1945–2020. Metzler, 2023, p. 976 • Nicolai Riedel: Bibliographisches Handbuch deutschsprachiger Lyrik-Anthologien 1945–2024 Band 1. Metzler, Heidelberg 2025, (with Gudrun Wanek-Riedel), p. 375-376; 386; 412; 478. • Nicolai Riedel: Bibliographisches Handbuch deutschsprachiger Lyrik-Anthologien 1945–2024 Band 2. Metzler, Heidelberg 2025, (with Gudrun Wanek-Riedel), p. 1148; 1187. == References ==