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    52nd Poetry International Festival Rotterdam

    10 - 12 June / LantarenVenster and Verhalenhuis Belvédère

    From Friday 10 to Sunday 12 June the 52nd Poetry International will be throwing its festival's doors wide open to celebrate poetry, with eye-catching poets from all over the world and accessible events bursting with linguistic delights. Discover a world full of poetry that experiments, confronts and inspires, with readings, special thematic events, talkshows, films, workshops, poetry tours and afterparties. There will be poetry everywhere, live from the hearts of the festival at LantarenVenster and Verhalenhuis Belvédère.  

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    Highlights

    Program

    19:30
    Mo May 9
    Festival warming-up May/June
    Other venues

    Festival warming-up May/June

    Preview
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    13:00
    Su May 29
    Workshop
    Poetry Writing Workshop - With Dean Bowen
    Centrale Bibliotheek Rotterdam

    Poetry Writing Workshop - With Dean Bowen

    A poetry writing workshop by Poetry International and Bibliotheek Rotterdam
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    18:30
    Sa June 4
    Special
    Woorden Worden Zinnen X Paginagroots X Poetry International
    Rooftop Dutch Photo Museum

    Woorden Worden Zinnen X Paginagroots X Poetry International

    Anyone who attended in 2019 will definitely not want to miss this
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    18:00
    Tu June 7
    Workshop
    Poetry Writing Workshop - With Safia Elhillo
    Centrale Bibliotheek Rotterdam

    Poetry Writing Workshop - With Safia Elhillo

    A poetry writing workshop by Poetry International and Bibliotheek Rotterdam
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    11:00
    Fr June 10
    Special
    Louder Than a Bomb - finale
    LantarenVenster 1

    Louder Than a Bomb - finale

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    13:30
    Fr June 10
    Workshop
    In Other Words: Translation Workshops Spanish & Japanese
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère - upstairs

    In Other Words: Translation Workshops Spanish & Japanese

    Poems by Sara Uribe (Spanish) or Takako Arai (Japanese)
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    17:00
    Fr June 10
    Friday 10 June: What's Next
    Festival venues

    Friday 10 June: What's Next

    Night full of experimentation and poetry by the new generation in the playground of language
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    17:30
    Fr June 10
    Workshop
    The Writer's Guide (to the Galaxy) - Writing Workshop: Yael van der Wouden
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère - upstairs

    The Writer's Guide (to the Galaxy) - Writing Workshop: Yael van der Wouden

    Every Body Loves Some Body
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    18:00
    Fr June 10
    Welcome in the LV Foyer
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Welcome in the LV Foyer

    There’s always something going on in the LV foyer.
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    18:00
    Fr June 10
    Film
    CINEMA POÉSIA - film program
    LantarenVenster 3

    CINEMA POÉSIA - film program

    POETRY as/ in/ of FILM
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    19:00
    Fr June 10
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Sara Uribe & Laura Jane Lee
    LantarenVenster 2

    Poetry reading: Sara Uribe & Laura Jane Lee

    Reading by Sara Uribe (Mexico) & Laura Jane Lee (Hong Kong)
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    19:00
    Fr June 10
    Special
    Poetry X Mooie woorden
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry X Mooie woorden

    Poetry for all the senses
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    19:00
    Fr June 10
    Film
    Paterson, by Jim Jarmusch - feature film
    LantarenVenster 3

    Paterson, by Jim Jarmusch - feature film

    The poetry of details defines this film about bus driver/poet Paterson (Adam Driver), inspired by...
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    20:00
    Fr June 10
    Interview
    Nazmiye Oral meets Gonca Özmen
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère

    Nazmiye Oral meets Gonca Özmen

    Dinner and interview
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    20:15
    Fr June 10
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Threa Almontaser & Takako Arai
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry reading: Threa Almontaser & Takako Arai

    Poetry reading: Threa Almontaser (USA) & Takako Arai (Japan)
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    20:15
    Fr June 10
    Interview
    New Voices
    LantarenVenster 2

    New Voices

    The unruly sound of new voices in Dutch-language poetry
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    21:00
    Fr June 10
    Reading
    Poetry X PoetsClub Live
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Poetry X PoetsClub Live

    There’s always something going on in the LV foyer.
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    21:30
    Fr June 10
    Short reading
    Short reading: five poets
    LantarenVenster 2

    Short reading: five poets

    Athena Farrokhzad, Sasja Janssen, Ilya Kaminsky, Aigerim Tazhi & Kim Yideum
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    21:30
    Fr June 10
    Special
    Poetry X Amenti Theatre Company
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry X Amenti Theatre Company

    poets and dancers - bounderies of the unnamable
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    23:00
    Fr June 10
    Party
    Poetry Night
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Poetry Night

    Afterparty featuring Kay Slice & Band
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    12:00
    Sa June 11
    Tour
    Poetry Walk & Lunch - 'Home, garden & kitchen. Poetry Lives Here'
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère (Lunch + departure)

    Poetry Walk & Lunch - 'Home, garden & kitchen. Poetry Lives Here'

    Delicious lunch, unexpected locations, poets and spoken word artists
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    12:30
    Sa June 11
    Workshop
    In Other Words: Translation Workshop - Turkish
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère

    In Other Words: Translation Workshop - Turkish

    Translate a poem by Gonca Özmen from Turkish
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    14:30
    Sa June 11
    Workshop
    In Other Words: Translation Workshop - German
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère

    In Other Words: Translation Workshop - German

    Translate a poem by Cornelia Hülmbauer from German
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    14:30
    Sa June 11
    Film
    Moving Poems
    LantarenVenster 2

    Moving Poems

    Short films by Marieke van der Lippe, Peter Tscherkassky, Marinus Groothof en Frank Ternier
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    15:00
    Sa June 11
    Welcome in the LV Foyer
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Welcome in the LV Foyer

    There’s always something going on in the LV foyer.
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    15:00
    Sa June 11
    Saturday 11 June: The Body as/ in/ of Poetry
    Festival venues

    Saturday 11 June: The Body as/ in/ of Poetry

    The most beautiful poetry from all over the world about the body
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    15:30
    Sa June 11
    Interview
    Meet Ilya Kaminsky
    LantarenVenster 1

    Meet Ilya Kaminsky

    A conversation with Ukranian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky about his work and his life
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    15:45
    Sa June 11
    Talk
    A body AS poetry
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    A body AS poetry

    A talk about embodied poetry
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    16:15
    Sa June 11
    Talk
    The Scattered Feminine
    LantarenVenster 2

    The Scattered Feminine

    The female body: experiences, rules and rituals in poetry
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    16:30
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Gonca Özmen & Ricardo Domeneck
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry reading: Gonca Özmen & Ricardo Domeneck

    Reading by Gonca Özmen (Turkey) & Ricardo Domeneck (Brasil)
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    17:00
    Sa June 11
    Interview
    Podium op Zaterdag (Radio live from Poetry)
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère - downstairs

    Podium op Zaterdag (Radio live from Poetry)

    Poets and musicians: live radio from Poetry
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    17:00
    Sa June 11
    Book presentation
    Wunderkammer - Nils Christian Moe-Repstad
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Wunderkammer - Nils Christian Moe-Repstad

    Presentation translation of the collection by Liesbeth Huijer
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    18:00
    Sa June 11
    Short reading
    Short reading: three poets
    LantarenVenster 1

    Short reading: three poets

    Threa Almontaser, Marjolijn van Heemstra & Laura Jane Lee
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    18:00
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Kim Yideum & Athena Farrokhzad
    LantarenVenster 2

    Poetry reading: Kim Yideum & Athena Farrokhzad

    Reading by Kim Yideum (South-Korea) & Athena Farrokhzad (Sweden/Iran)
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    18:00
    Sa June 11
    Talk
    A body IN poetry
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    A body IN poetry

    Let's talk about the body in poetry with Sasja Janssen
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    19:00
    Sa June 11
    Film
    Videodrome, by David Cronenberg - feature film
    LantarenVenster 3

    Videodrome, by David Cronenberg - feature film

    Cable television operator Max Renn (James Woods) is constantly looking for even more challenging ...
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    19:00
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry x PoetsClub Live
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Poetry x PoetsClub Live

    There’s always something going on in the LV foyer.
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    19:30
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Ilya Kaminsky & Safia Elhillo
    LantarenVenster 2

    Poetry reading: Ilya Kaminsky & Safia Elhillo

    Reading by Ilya Kaminsky (USA/Russia/Ukrain) & Safia Elhillo (USA/Sudan)
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    20:00
    Sa June 11
    Interview
    An evening with Sara Uribe
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère

    An evening with Sara Uribe

    Bring missing people back to life and give them a voice
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    20:00
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry Reading: Nils Christian Moe-Repstad, featuring Fulco Ottervanger
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry Reading: Nils Christian Moe-Repstad, featuring Fulco Ottervanger

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    20:30
    Sa June 11
    Talk
    A BODY of water
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    A BODY of water

    A talk about water in poetry
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    21:00
    Sa June 11
    Reading
    Poetry reading: Cornelia Hülmbauer & Aigerim Tazhi
    LantarenVenster 2

    Poetry reading: Cornelia Hülmbauer & Aigerim Tazhi

    Reading by Cornelia Hülmbauer (Austria) & Aigerim Tazhi (Kazachstan)
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    21:30
    Sa June 11
    Special
    My Body, My Poem
    LantarenVenster 1

    My Body, My Poem

    Poems, film and music pair the body to poetry
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    21:30
    Sa June 11
    Film
    Climax, by Gaspar Noé - feature film
    LantarenVenster 3

    Climax, by Gaspar Noé - feature film

    Even as a film-goer you run the risk of being seriously intoxicated by all those almost paranoid ...
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    23:00
    Sa June 11
    Party
    Poetry Night
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Poetry Night

    Afterparty, featuring Team KTW
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    11:00
    Su June 12
    Workshop
    In Other Words: Translation Workshop Dutch - English
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère - upstairs

    In Other Words: Translation Workshop Dutch - English

    Translate a poem by Sasja Janssen into English
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    11:00
    Su June 12
    Workshop
    In Other Words: Translation Workshop Dutch - English
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère - upstairs

    In Other Words: Translation Workshop Dutch - English

    Translate a poem by Mustafa Kör into English
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    12:00
    Su June 12
    Tour
    Poetry Walk & Lunch - 'Home, garden & kitchen. Poetry Lives Here'
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère (Lunch + departure)

    Poetry Walk & Lunch - 'Home, garden & kitchen. Poetry Lives Here'

    Delicious lunch, unexpected locations, poets and spoken word artists
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    14:00
    Su June 12
    Sunday 12 June: The State of Poetry
    Festival venues

    Sunday 12 June: The State of Poetry

    Dutch and Flemish poetry and award ceremony of C.Buddingh'-prize
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    14:00
    Su June 12
    Welcome in the LV Foyer
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Welcome in the LV Foyer

    There’s always something going on in the LV foyer.
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    14:00
    Su June 12
    Reading
    Poetry reading Eva Gerlach & Sasja Janssen
    LantarenVenster 1

    Poetry reading Eva Gerlach & Sasja Janssen

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    14:00
    Su June 12
    Film
    The Color of Pomegranates, by Gaspar Noé - feature film
    LantarenVenster 3

    The Color of Pomegranates, by Gaspar Noé - feature film

    Fascinating images and music, filled with mystical love for god, for art and for a lover
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    15:00
    Su June 12
    Special
    Thanks for Listening: Ode to K. Schippers
    LantarenVenster 1

    Thanks for Listening: Ode to K. Schippers

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    15:00
    Su June 12
    Book presentation
    Awater Live: Ik vond vele reisgenoten
    LantarenVenster Foyer

    Awater Live: Ik vond vele reisgenoten

    20 years of labor of love: Poetry Magazine Awater is celebrating its birthday!
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    15:30
    Su June 12
    Reading & Talk
    Poetry reading: Mustafa Kör & Marjolijn van Heemstra
    LantarenVenster 2

    Poetry reading: Mustafa Kör & Marjolijn van Heemstra

    Reading by Mustafa Kör (Belgium) & Marjolijn van Heemstra (Netherlands)
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    15:30
    Su June 12
    Talk
    Dutch 101
    LantarenVenster 2

    Dutch 101

    Translation talk dedicated to the Dutch language
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    16:30
    Su June 12
    Special
    The STATE of POETRY
    LantarenVenster 1

    The STATE of POETRY

    Award ceremony C. Buddingh'-Prize 2022
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    16:30
    Su June 12
    Film
    Poesía sin fin, by Alejandro Jodorowsky - feature film
    LantarenVenster 3

    Poesía sin fin, by Alejandro Jodorowsky - feature film

    Jodorowsky's penchant for surrealism and symbolism, in Federico Fellini's style, playful and light
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    17:00
    Su June 12
    Short reading
    Short reading: Four poets
    LantarenVenster 1

    Short reading: Four poets

    Nils Chr. Moe-Repstad, Takako Arai, Gonca Özmen & Cornelia Hülmbauer
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    Festival poets

    Threa Almontaser

    Threa Almontaser

    (United States of America, 1993)
    Takako Arai

    Takako Arai

    (Japan, 1966)
    Ricardo Domeneck

    Ricardo Domeneck

    (Brazil, 1977)
    Safia Elhillo

    Safia Elhillo

    (United States of America, 1990)
    Athena Farrokhzad

    Athena Farrokhzad

    (Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1983)
    Eva Gerlach

    Eva Gerlach

    (The Netherlands, 1948)
    Marjolijn van Heemstra

    Marjolijn van Heemstra

    (The Netherlands, 1981)
    Cornelia Hülmbauer

    Cornelia Hülmbauer

    (Austria, 1982)
    Sasja Janssen

    Sasja Janssen

    (The Netherlands, 1968)
    Ilya Kaminsky

    Ilya Kaminsky

    (Ukraine, 1977)
    Mustafa Kör

    Mustafa Kör

    (Turkey, 1976)
    Laura Jane Lee

    Laura Jane Lee

    (Hong Kong, 1998)
    Nils Chr. Moe-Repstad

    Nils Chr. Moe-Repstad

    (Norway, 1972)
    Gonca Özmen

    Gonca Özmen

    (Turkey, 1982)
    Aigerim Tazhi

    Aigerim Tazhi

    (Kazakhstan, 1981)
    Nhã Thuyên

    Nhã Thuyên

    (Viet Nam, 1986)
    Sara Uribe

    Sara Uribe

    (Mexico, 1978)
    Kim Yideum

    Kim Yideum

    (Korea, Republic of, 1969)

    Festival guests

    Maxime Garcia Diaz - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    Maxime Garcia Diaz - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Ferdy Karto - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    Ferdy Karto - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Nisrine Mbarki - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    Nisrine Mbarki - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Esohe Weyden - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    Esohe Weyden - genomineerd voor de C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022

    (Belgium, 0)
    Jeroen Naaktgeboren – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Jeroen Naaktgeboren – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Daryl Raphaël – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Daryl Raphaël – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Eline Schellekens – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Eline Schellekens – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Jan Wagenaar – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Jan Wagenaar – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Linde Suzanne – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Linde Suzanne – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Angelika Geronymaki – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    Angelika Geronymaki – PoetsClub op vrijdag

    (Greece, 0)
    Miguel Santos - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Miguel Santos - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Peer Hommel - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Peer Hommel - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Jeroen Sloof - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Jeroen Sloof - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Simon Coops - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Simon Coops - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Olivier van Nooten - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Olivier van Nooten - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Amber Hernandez - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    Amber Hernandez - PoetsClub op zaterdag

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Gershwin Bonevacia

    Gershwin Bonevacia

    (The Netherlands, 0)
    Jens Meijen

    Jens Meijen

    (Belgium, 1996)

    Tickets

    uitgelicht

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    news

    Festival film program online / May 16, 2022

    Cinema Poésia

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    Meld je nu aan / May 11, 2022

    Poetry zoekt enthousiaste vrijwilligers voor het festival

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    Translate festival poems from Turkish, German, English, Spanish, Japanese or Dutch / April 08, 2022

    In Other Words: Translation Workshops online

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    Visitor information

    For questions about ticket sales and festival programming E-mail: kaartverkoop@poetry.nl 

    Ticket sale
    Day tickets and weekend passe-partouts for the festival on June 10, 11 and 12 2022 can be purchased online. You will receive your order as e-ticket(s).
    With a day ticket/passe-partout you can visit all festival programs in LantarenVenster and Verhalenhuis Belvédère, with the exception of workshops and poetry tours. For those, single tickets are sold through this website.  
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    Prices, discounts and service charges
    Day tickets Friday/Sunday: € 20.00, Saturday: € 25.00.
    Passe-partouts: € 50.00 (valid Friday to Sunday)
    Discounts for holders of the Rotterdam Pass and CJP pass, students and early bird ticket (early bird until 1 May).
    Prices do not include service costs.
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    Visiting the festival
    Upon arrival in LantarenVenster, you will receive a wristband at the festival desk upon showing your festival ticket, which will give access to halls 1, 2 and 3 of LantarenVenster. All programs and venues are free to enter and exit, but the following applies: full = full.
    The program in the halls of Verhalenhuis Belvédère is freely accessible and can also be visited without a festival ticket.
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    Bereikbaarheid
    LantarenVenster: Otto Reuchlinweg 996, 3072 MD Rotterdam- Wilhelminapier
    Verhalenhuis Belvédère: Rechthuislaan 1, 3072 LB Rotterdam-Katendrecht

    Beide locaties zijn goed bereikbaar met openbaar vervoer, auto, fiets, watertaxi en te voet.
    Betaald parkeren is mogelijk op parkeerterreinen- en garages in de buurt.
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    Sponsors
    Gemeente Rotterdam
    Nederlands Letterenfonds
    Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
    Ludo Pieters Gastschrijver Fonds
    Hendrik Muller fonds
    Lira fonds
    J.E. Jurriaanse
    Partners
    LantarenVenster – Verhalenhuis Belvédère