Main reading - Diana Anphimiadi

Poetry International is delighted to invite Georgian poet Diana Anphimiadi as part of the European Versopolis network, which offers a global platform for talented European poets. Anphimiadi will share her work in a special program at the festival, hosted by Jelle van Riet. In her poetry, she brings classical myths back to life using contemporary tools, giving abstract concepts a tangible form. 

To celebrate her visit, a special multilingual booklet featuring her work will be released, available for free to you as an attendee of this program. This event offers a unique opportunity to experience Anphimiadi’s rich poetic voice and dive deep into the layers of her language and mythological explorations. Join us for an unforgettable evening that highlights one of Georgia’s most exciting contemporary voices in European poetry. 

Diana Anphimiadi

Diana Anphimiadi is a Georgian poet, linguist, teacher, and writer. She holds a master's degree in general linguistics from Ivane Javakhishvili State University, where she is currently pursuing her PhD. Anphimiadi has published four poetry collections. Her debut Chocolate (2008) won the Tsero Prize and the Saba Prize for best debut. Her poetry in English has been published in Beginning to Speak (2018) and Why I No Longer Write Poems (2022), which received the PEN Translates Award. 

Her poetry gives abstract thoughts a body and brings classical myths back to life using contemporary means. In addition to poetry, Anphimiadi has written two cookbooks and several children's books. Her work has been translated into several languages, including German, Russian, and Greek, and is featured in anthologies such as Je suis nombreuses (2021), a French anthology of work by female Georgian poets.