HuelsTrunk is a soundpoet, spoken word poet, writer, minimalist, creative writing teacher and curator of art/poetry events from Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Influences range from Dada, Surrealists, Fluxus, Beatpoets to Pop and modern electronic sound-poetry.

He frequently collaborates with artists & musicians and is founder of the improvising jazz-poetry performance project "SOUNDS LIKE POETRY?" Since 2011 collaboration with finnish performance artist Juha Valkeapää as „JIRK“.

HuelsTrunk has performed internationally at poetry, music & art events all crossing borders between avantgarde & pop.. He is giving lectures and workshops on performance poetry at schools and universities and Goethe Institute. He is also one of the pioneers of the Poetry Slam Movement in Germany, organizing Poetry Slam, Spoken Word events and Festivals since 1996.