Christian Lehnert Receives the Friedrich Hölderlin Prize 2025
News25.03.2025
The Friedrich Hölderlin Prize for 2025 is to be awarded to the poet, theologian, and Suhrkamp author Christian Lehnert.
In their public remarks on the decision, the jury stated: »Through his literary production in the fields of poetry, narrative prose, and essayistic reflection, Christian Lehnert renews the great tradition of poetically discussing religion, nature, and the fundamental questions of human existence. Placing faith in the world-creating power of language, his poetry is characterised by a simplicity, concision, and musical beauty that is unusual in contemporary poetry. With great linguistic subtlety, a wealth of forms, and the most precise observation that draws on all the senses, Lehnert focusses his attention on nature in the fullness of its phenomena as well addressing fundamental human and spiritual experiences.«
The Friedrich Hölderlin Prize is endowed with €20,000. The award ceremony will take place on 29 June 2025 in Bad Homburg.
In their public remarks on the decision, the jury stated: »Through his literary production in the fields of poetry, narrative prose, and essayistic reflection, Christian Lehnert renews the great tradition of poetically discussing religion, nature, and the fundamental questions of human existence. Placing faith in the world-creating power of language, his poetry is characterised by a simplicity, concision, and musical beauty that is unusual in contemporary poetry. With great linguistic subtlety, a wealth of forms, and the most precise observation that draws on all the senses, Lehnert focusses his attention on nature in the fullness of its phenomena as well addressing fundamental human and spiritual experiences.«
The Friedrich Hölderlin Prize is endowed with €20,000. The award ceremony will take place on 29 June 2025 in Bad Homburg.