Poetry International x Willem de Kooning: Poster Exhibit

At the Poetry International Festival, poems take on a new form in this special poster exhibition. For several years now, Poetry International has collaborated with illustration students from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. Drawing inspiration from the work of the festival poets, they create striking visual interpretations of the poems. 

The result: twenty large posters where words and images merge. Lines of poetry transform into shapes, colors, and moods – giving visual life to the feelings and imagery in the texts. Dreamlike, bold, subtle, or playful: each poster offers a unique take on the poetry behind it. 

The top twenty selections will be on display all weekend at the festival venue, LantarenVenster. Take a moment to wander, pause, and experience how poetry can be seen as well as read.