Chess for children: Experience fascination and fun in the library!

Chess for children: Experience fascination and fun in the library!

The enthusiasm for chess in Berlin remains unbroken! The Gottfried-Benn-Library continues to open its doors to young chess throws and thus continues its successful partnership with the Zehlendorf e.V. chess club. Every second Wednesday of the month, interested children learn more about the fascinating world of chess game from a dedicated member of the club. Helmut Flöel, the chairman of the association, is enthusiastic about this cooperation and emphasizes how crucial it is to win the next generation for the chess game. Entry to these exciting events is free of charge, but a telephone or written registration is required to secure a place. The library can be found 1 in Berlin at Nentershäuser.

a cultural heritage: the state library in the poetry

In 1925, Gottfried Benn published one of his most important poems that the State Library in Berlin discussed. This work is considered striking for the development of Benn's poetry and reflects its search for a new poetological position. In his analysis, Benn describes the State Library not only as a place of knowledge, but also as a "mythical reason for enabling artistic productivity". Here a creative intoxication unfolds for him that fluctuates between states of consciousness. Benn remembers how he could "flick" from one book to another in the state library, which gave him a great feeling. The diversity of the poem, in which the state library is described as a "sentence bordell" and at the same time as a place of "Hades" and "Heaven", emphasizes the complex relationship between language and consciousness. This poem is a central point of Benn's creative phase and impressively shows how much the city library was important to him.

The implementation of these chess events in the Gottfried-Benn-Library combines the love for the tradition of chess game with the cultural meaning of literary locations. The library is not only a room for chess, but also a symbol of cultural tradition and creative inspiration, as Benn described and reflected in detail. For new generations, this not only becomes a sport, but also a piece of history that has a special place in the tradition of Benn's poetic discussion. In a city that is characterized by history and culture, both the chess and poetry becomes a common experience.

For more information on the chess events, read the complete press release on wikipedia

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