What is Kurt Marti?
'''Kurt Marti''' (31 January 1921 –11 February 2017) was a Swiss [[theologian]] and poet. His poetry often has theological and religious aspects to it.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=56_VviorwEsC&dq=%22kurt+marti%22+poet&pg=PA79 The Theology of Dorothee Soelle By Dorothee Sölle, Sarah Katherine Pinnock, pg 79]</ref> He was also known for dialect literature said to have intellectual quality.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7E7bIvxYAPYC&dq=%22kurt+marti%22+poet&pg=PA124 The Germanic Mosaic: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Society By Carol Blackshire-Belay, pg 124]</ref> Marti was born in [[Bern]]. Marti died on 11 February 2017 in Bern at the age of 96.<ref>[http://www.srf.ch/news/panorama/kurt-marti-verstorben Kurt Marti verstorben] {{in lang|de}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marti, Kurt}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Swiss poets]] [[Category:Swiss theologians]] [[Category:Writers from Bern]]