9 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Unity ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁( SE D ). ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁labor er ▁in ▁a ▁print ▁shop , ▁as ▁a ▁chemical ▁worker , ▁and ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁writer ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁po ems . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁Institute ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁Leipzig . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁School ▁of ▁Po etry . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁writer ▁Sarah ▁Kir sch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁S ED ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁disput es ▁over ▁his ▁comedy ▁Heinrich ▁Sch lag hand s ▁Hö ll en fahrt . ▁After ▁the ▁peace ful ▁revolution ▁in ▁East ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁Writ ers ' ▁Association , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁Kir sch ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Kir sch ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁poetry , ▁plays , ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁ess ays , ▁radio ▁plays ▁and ▁children ' s