▁J ette ▁Jo op , ▁K ai ▁Kra use ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Am es . ▁ ▁Po ets ▁in ▁Res idence ▁ ▁The ▁institution ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁in ▁residence ▁is ▁not ▁missing ▁at ▁any ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁In ▁Germany , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg - E ss en ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁and , ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁only ▁university ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁American ▁example ▁and ▁brought ▁contemporary ▁authors ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁guest ▁lect ur ers ▁for ▁read ings ▁and ▁sem in ars . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Martin ▁Wal ser ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁poet ▁in ▁residence ▁to ▁hold ▁his ▁poet ics ▁lect ures ▁in ▁Ess en . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁summer ▁sem ester ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁following ▁personal ities ▁have ▁worked ▁as ▁poet ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ess en ▁( l ater ▁D uis burg - E ss en ): ▁▁ ▁S s ▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁Em ine ▁Se v gi ▁Ö zd amar ▁ ▁W s ▁ 2 0 0 0 / 0 1 : ▁K irst en ▁Bo ie ▁ ▁S s ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁Vol ker ▁Braun ▁ ▁W s ▁ 2 0 0 1 / 0 2 : ▁Robert ▁G ern hardt ▁ ▁S s ▁ 2 0 0 2 : ▁Mike ▁Nicol ▁ ▁S s ▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁Friedrich ▁Christian ▁Del ius ▁ ▁W s ▁ 2 0 0 3 / 0 4 : ▁Brig