Eike Waltz, poet

This is what Americans say about them-selves (words after Mark Manson):
The greatest flaw of American culture seems to be its blind self-absorption. In the past it hurt only other countries. But now our blind ambition for progress is starting to hurt ourselves. We became obsessed with fear and now fear everything. How can we call America a democracy when we are unable to differentiate between a modern social democracy and democratic socialism and bluntly call it all communism. Yet, referring to "saving our democracy" when we practice an oligarchy!
There are many things I love about America, and this is why America became my adopted home. I certainly do not hate money or for that matter, America. But my turbulent European upbringing taught me to be critical and to be on the watch. I could tell you many beautiful stories about America. Sometimes its naiveté or freshness that brings tears to my eyes, which inspires me to write poems of endearment, which in turn lets me rest in all its lush lands and seascapes and, above all… America lets me be… who I am.
European is my house and being American, are my daily chores. Freedom to me is not the national popular indoctrination of superiority but to be open-minded and not to be the tyrant of one's own mind.
Eike considers his poetry "post-modern DADA".
"Subversive and irreverent, DADA, more than any other movement, had shaken society's notions of art and cultural production.
Fiercely anti-authoritarian and anti-hierarchical, DADA questioned the myth of originality, suggesting instead that everybody should be an artist. Anything could be art".

All about Ballet dedication
My daily routine
Get up at 7:30am
First training 9:00am to 10:00pm
Second training 10:00am to 11:00
Rehearsal: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Lunch: 2:00pm
Third training: 3:00pm to 4:pm
Washing training/rehearsal gear: 4:30pm
Rehearsal: 5:00pm to 9:00pm
or
Performance: prep. 6:30pm
Performance: 7:00pm to 10:30pm
During summer break you go to a place which has a known teacher / train every day at least 2hours.

Injuries:
Broken toe's… damaged nerves in toes… twisted ankles.

Support:
None… for the beginning years I worked late night (between 11:00pm and 5:00am) as a part time machine operator and a news-paper delivery boy.
Later I learned how to sleep between 11:00pm and 7:30am.

Eike Waltz enjoyed a twofold career as a ballet dancer and as an US based international electronics industry consultant (US citizen since 1995). He studied fine art and industrial design at the Royal College of Art in London (MDesRCA). After the events of 911, he began to write and perform about what he saw. Eike lives in Santa Cruz CA and publishes six books. Visit his website www.f-artstatements.com and find under Eike info on poetry activity and publications!

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