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Poets of the 53rd Poetry International Festival

August 16, 2023

Enjoy the finest poems from the 53rd Poetry International Festival. We have added lots of festival poems to our online collection, with the audio and sometimes video of the poets reciting at the festival. Read, listen and watch your favorite discoveries in the original language and in Dutch and English translations. This tour takes you through the video readings of Claudia Rankine, Justin Perez, Signe Gjessing, Porsha Olayiwola, Ada Limón, Danae Sioziou and all the other poets of the 53rd Poetry International Festival. The beautiful poet portraits were taken by photographer Gert Jan Pos!

_{Photo: Danae Sioziou during the festival opening program © Rosa Quist}

Poems

HET IS GEWOON EEN KAMER (TERUGGEKEERD / VERBOUWEREERD) Cycle of the seed (Visual Vernacular) From CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC Flight of the Maverick (Visual Vernacular) Parafrase over strofe VI i Le Bateau ivre VOOR DE LIEFSTE ONBEKENDE LIPSTICK ELEGY ELON MUSK UMIERA NA MARSIE SERVIES MARGARET GARNER CROSSES THE OHIO RIVER The Sign of Unity: Spreading the Flame (Visual Vernacular) WEET NOG WEL 'Wie oft muß ich in ein Zimmer gehen' ΝΟΥΡΧΑΝ From 'Le livre du large et du long' SOPHIE VEINSDE SPIJT EN LACHTE To Infinity and Beyond: The Buzz Lightyear (Visual Vernacular) TRAM NR. 3 PARABLE OF FEET AND WINGS THE END OF POETRY

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