Sabine Scho was born on September 1, 1970 in Ochtrup, Germany. She studied New Philology and Philosophy in Munster. From 2001 to 2005 she lived in Hamburg; from 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil; and from 2008 in Berlin.
As part of Literarischen März 2001, the city of Darmstadt awarded her, along with Silke Scheuermann, the Leonce-und-Lena-Preis. From English, French, and Portuguese, Sabina Scho translates the work of Judith Beveridge, Major Jackson, Denise Desautels, Karen Solie und Ricardo Domeneck, among others.
a door, what a custom
a lock, hinge, collar stiffeners, that's
what's used to measure up steel
doorframes, concrete, files
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younger child of two.
Father owns a factory.
Mother looks after the household.
The parents own a house in the country.
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Are street clothes right
for déjeuner sur l'herbe
sweet buns with plenty of butter,
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"A servant said: This one's getting the mange."
R. Musil, Three Women. The Portuguese Woman, 1924.
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