Poetry International Archives News - May 29, 2020 | |
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| Emerging from our time in full or partial lockdown and getting accustomed to living with COVID-19 has been a challenge for us all. At Poetry International, we have been adapting our activities to the new restrictions. We are happy to bring you fresh content while we help each other through this transformative period of time. On our website you can now find new profiles of Dutch poets such as Gerda Blees, as well as the recent C. Buddingh’ prize winners Roberta Petzoldt and Vicky Francken. We have asked Frysian poet Nyk de Vries and Gerda Blees to record themselves reciting their poetry. Recent poetry readings have been uploaded to the Poetry International Archives website and our Youtube channel. Last but not least a new archive tour entitled ‘A Restrained Silence’ on the theme of waiting is currently available on our website.
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| New profiles, poems and translations on our website: Gerda Blees (The Netherlands) If the world and everything in it can be infinitely dissected into parts, where does this situation leave humans? Such is the question that Gerda Blees seeks to answer. Roberta Petzoldt (The Netherlands) Roberta Petzoldt characterizes her work by saying that it is both ‘feeling and confrontational’. Vicky Francken (The Netherlands) Vicky Francken takes the reader along on an investigation into humanity and the language we employ. | | | |
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| Hans Tentije (The Netherlands) Much of what Tentije explores in his later work is already present in his first poems: a penchant for historical locales and for the fringes of society, a fascination for visual art, nature, and the landscapes of North Holland. Sigal Ben Yair (Israel) Sigal Ben Yair's work “deals with poverty”, the economic but also “the gendered, aesthetic and intellectual foundations of impoverishment”. Tehila Hakimi (Israel) Hakimi’s poetry resonates with the “group of working women poets, in a world in which human beings have long been commodified."
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| New videos available on our website and YouTube channel: Frisian poet Nyk de Vries recites a few of his poems from the confines of his home through a camera and draws you into his prosaic and absurd world. Gerda Blees reads poems that question human frailty, observing young women struggling to grow up. Roberta Petzoldt’s unique style and delivery was captured during the narration of her poem 'Pixel-Perspective' at the 50th Poetry International Festival in 2019.
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| Online Events Meet the World: Meet The World is an initiative to bring poetry to the comfort of your home. In collaboration with the National Centre for Writing, the Dutch Foundation for Literature has set up a series of conversations between writers and their translators. 27th of May - Charlotte van den Broeck & David Colmer Charlotte van den Broeck’s dynamic poetry discussed by her in a live-stream conversation with her translator, David Colmer. Van den Broeck’s first collection, Chameleon/ Nachtroer (2017) tackles the subjects of identity, body and language. They were joined by moderator Sasha Dugdale, a prominent playwright, poet and translator. You can watch this event on-demand on YouTube. 10th of June - Rodaan Al Galidi, Jonathan Reeder Join in on a conversation with writer and poet Rodaan al Galidi about his novel Two Blankets, Three Sheets (2016). His past as an asylum seeker has inspired his work, in which he reflects on themes of freedom and belonging. Translator and professional musician Jonathan Reeder will participate, as well as Rosie Goldsmith, an award-winning journalist and founder of the European Literature Network.
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| Waiting has never been a stranger to us, but recently it seems that all we do is wait. We wait for things to get better and at the same time we fall into a restrained silence. Poetry International investigates the theme of waiting through the curation of 22 poems to accompany you on our present, peculiar journey. ARCHIVE TOUR: A Restrained Silence | | | |
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