Alexandra Bernhardt (born 1974 in Bavaria, Germany) is a German philosopher, poet, writer, translator, editor and publisher with Slovenian and Austrian roots living in Austria.
[14][15][16] The Edition Melos is known for encouraging debuts as well as publishing works of notable authors and artists like Petrus Akkordeon, Franzobel, Petra Ganglbauer, Andzrej Krauze, Sophie Reyer, Gerhard Rühm and Boško Tomašević.
Neben den geschliffenen Sonetten alter Schule stehen hier fragile freie Lyrikformen, voll leiser formaler Ironie, die das Gesagte funkeln und blitzen lässt.
"In (...) Europaia (2021), or European-ish, Alexandra Bernhardt establishes what it means to be European through found, fractured, and experimental poems, reflecting Europe's long and shifting cultural identities.
/ Bernhardt's restructuring and deconstruction of language include Middle High German dialect and unestablished compound words, creating a rich and complicated narrative for twenty-first-century readers.