Poetry International Poetry International
Festival

Friday 13th of June program

Highlights

Friday program

In conversation with Kwame Dawes

June 13 / Interview.
More
June 13 / Workshop

Workshop writing poetry - through the photographic lens

More
June 13, 14, 15

Poetry International x Willem de Kooning: Poster Exhibit

More
June 13

Transforming Wounds – A Masterclass by Warsan Shire

More
June 13

The State of Poetry – Keynote by Babs Gons

More
June 13 / Reading & Talk

Reading and interview - Ramsey Nasr

More
June 13 / Reading

Main reading - Momtaza Mehri

More
June 13 / Talk

The International Poetry Summit: Making Resolutions

More
June 13

Local Voices

More
June 13 / Reading

Main reading - Chris Tse

More
June 13 / Talk

In conversation with Dutch Poet Laureates: on the role and the reverence

More
June 13

Meet the foyer

More
June 13 / Interview

In conversation with Kwame Dawes

More
June 13

Poetry Press Conference

More
June 13 / Reading

Main reading - Astrid H. Roemer

More
June 13 / Reading

Main reading - Alysia Nicole Harris

More
June 13 / Special

Bombing of Poems: Epilogue

More
June 13 / Reading & Talk

A Dragon in the Halls of Diplomacy

More
June 13 / Special

Poetry International x Codarts: Poetic Compositions

More
June 13

The Last Poem

More
 

Friday poets and performers

Friday workshops

Visitor information

Visit the festival

Upon arrival at LantarenVenster, you will receive a wristband that gives access to halls 1, 5, and 6 of LantarenVenster upon presentation of your festival ticket at the festival desk.

All programs and rooms are free to walk in and out, but full = full applies. So be on time for a program starts to secure a place.

Prices, discounts and service costs 

Day tickets
Friday/Sunday: € 27,50
Saturday: € 35

Passe-partouts
€ 77,50 (Friday to Sunday)

Opening program
€ 22,50 (Thursday, not accessible with a passe-partout)

Workshops
€ 27,50 (per workshop)

All ticket prices include service fees. There are discounts for holders of RotterdamPas and students.

Purchased tickets cannot be cancelled or exchanged. If you wish to re-sell your ticket, we recommend using Ticketswap.

Ticket sales 

Workshop tickets, day tickets and passe-partouts for the festival on 13, 14 and 15 June 2025 can be only be purchased online. After your order, you will receive e-ticket(s) in your mailbox.

With a day ticket/passe-partout, you visit all festival programs in LantarenVenster. The programming in the foyer of LantarenVenster is freely accessible and can also be visited without a festival ticket.

For questions about tickets, ticket sales and festival programming, please contact: info@poetry.nl

 

Accessibility

LantarenVenster
Otto Reuchlinweg 996
3072 MD Rotterdam
Wilhelminapier

Verhalenhuis Belvédère
Rechthuislaan 1
3072 LB Rotterdam

Theater Zuidplein
Gooilandsingel 95
3083 DP Rotterdam

All locations are easily accessible by public transport, car, bicycle, water taxi and on foot. Paid parking is possible on parking lots and garages nearby.

For more information on accessibility, click here.

Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
V Fonds
Fonds21
VSB fonds
Maatschappij tot Nut van ’t Algemeen
Volkskracht
Literatuur Vlaanderen
DigitAll
Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in Suriname
Erasmusstichting
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
College Fine and applied arts - University Illinois
Rotterdam festivals