Let me start with a disclaimer – I’m no expert on Dutch verse. But I do read a lot of…
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1 I’m bold, I am. I’m not even afraid of dying. I cross the clearing, my shadow a king, small…
Hagar Peeters is one the most celebrated poets in the Netherlands. She started as a performer in youth clubs, an…
Last week, on 16 February, the world lost Irit Amiel. This month’s Poetry Travels pays tribute to her and her…
Marcin Świetlicki is a legend in Poland. He is an influential figure in the poetry world, but also has a…
Anne and Margot hidden so long under the stars, covered with little more than a voice, filled the lines with…
Reading this book is a powerful experience. For me it meant full immersion into a unique world, filled with vivid,…
I toss away the diary. While, in the street, leaves fly like pages. By Jaume Subirana Translated by Christopher Whyte…
my skin is white on account of a sun allergy and because I spend my days with the curtains drawn…
Another book about the Holocaust? Well, yes, but this book is not just about what happened during the Second World…
I d(r)ipped my pen in your pain and we(‘) d(rew/rue) endlessly weird runes tog(e/a)ther By Mario Martín Gijón Translated by…
The festival is the brainchild of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London, under Festival Director Magda Stroe. It is co-curated…
