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Karl Skala (3 February 1924 – 31 December 2006) was an Austrian poet.

Karl Skala
Born	(1924-02-03)3 February 1924 Wartberg im Mürztal, Styria, Austria
Died	31 December 2006(2006-12-31) (aged 82) Graz, Styria, Austria
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Austrian
Period	1943–2006

He started to write in 1943, while in Russia during the war. He earned recognition with the poem "Ein guter Kamerad", which he had written for his fallen friend and comrade Hannes. His first book of poetry, Feierabend-Andacht, was published in 1956. It was followed by five more books. During his lifetime, Karl received many awards, including Das Goldene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Bundesland Steiermark. Many of his poems were put to music. He was often invited to other countries and traveled extensively.

Selection of works

=Volumes of poetry

• Feierabend-Andacht (After Work Devotions) (1956)
• ... und ringsum ist Heimat (... and All Around is Home) (1957)
• Wie 's holt so geht (As it Goes) (1966)
• Gefährte Mensch und Zeitgenoss' (Companion Man and Contemporary) (1968)
• Unterwegs durch Zeit und Leben (On the Way Through Time and Life) (1976)
• Späte Ernte (Late Harvest) (1989)

Sources

• Elias, Christa-Maria, ed. (2001). ... ein bisschen mehr Friede. BoD. pp. 189–190. ISBN 3-8311-1944-9. (online, p. 189, at Google Books)

External links

• Literature by and about Karl Skala in the German National Library catalogue
• Karl Skala at Music Information Center Austria

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