Björn Kuhligk: We’ve Already Been There
'haɪ̯maːtn̩ Vol. 1
Poems and Photography

Book cover: Björn Kuhligk, Wir waren schon da (Merve, 2025), design: Studio Daniel Rother after Jochen Stankowski, Dresden
Thank you, Germany, I say thank you for this good morning
thank you for my job, thank you that everyone
was in the resistance, thank you for the feeding grounds
and the residential areas and land consolidation
—Björn Kuhligk, ‘Thank You’ (excerpt)
We’ve Already Been There, with poetry and photography by Björn Kuhligk, is the first volume in the 'haɪ̯maːtn̩ publication series, which understands the German term Heimat (home/homeland) in the plural and as a verb. It is published by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in collaboration with Merve Verlag, with volumes by Rebecca Ajnwojner, Max Czollek & Ibou Coulibaly Diop, Ndey B. Jammeh-Siegel & Diana Ejaita, Björn Kuhligk, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Manja Präkels, and others.
Information
Published by: Merve Verlag, Leipzig. Edited by: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, 2025
Languages: English and German in the same volume
96 pages, softcover, 40 images
ISBN: 978-3-96273-550-0
Price: 12€
Available: At bookstores, the HKW shop, and the webshop