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Georg Busse-Palma
1876–1915
A German poet and editor from the turn of the 20th century, he drew early notice for vivid, wandering lyrics and built a literary life in Berlin. His work moved between poetry, storytelling, and journalism before his life was cut short in 1915.
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Abendfalter : Geschichten der Sehnsucht
by Georg Busse-Palma
About the author
Born Georg Paul Busse on June 20, 1876, in Lindenstadt near Birnbaum in the Prussian Province of Posen, he later became known as Georg Busse-Palma. He was the stepbrother of the writer Carl Hermann Busse and was active in German literary life at a time of quick change in poetry and publishing.
He first attracted attention with the poetry collection Lieder eines Zigeuners in 1899. Along with writing poems, he also worked as an editor and published prose, giving him a place in several parts of the literary world rather than in just one genre.
Busse-Palma lived and worked in Berlin and died on February 14, 1915, in Teupitz. Though not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, he remains of interest as a distinctive voice in German lyric poetry from the years around 1900.