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54th Poetry International Festival Rotterdam
Lieke Marsman

Lieke Marsman

Lieke Marsman is a Dutch poet, columnist, philosopher and novelist.

Main reading Lieke Marsman

During the main readings of festival poets, each poet will receive the undivided attention of the audience for the duration of the program. The poets have pre-picked a selection of poems, which they will read in its entirety during their main reading. After the reading, there will be time to ask the poets questions about their work that you've always wanted to know the answer to! 

 

Bio Lieke Marsman

Her debut publication Wat ik mezelf graag voorhoud (2010) was a resounding success. In 2011 she won three literary awards for the collection, one of which was the C. Buddingh’-Prize for best poetry debut. 

Marsman is very outspoken about current affairs and always has a sharp take on what’s happening in this world. In her poetry this acute sense of reality is represented in very clear language, humorous takes on heavy topics and keen observations. A lot of her writing has been influenced by her experiences with grave illness; the author has been very open...

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Main reading Lieke Marsman

During the main readings of festival poets, each poet will receive the undivided attention of the audience for the duration of the program. The poets have pre-picked a selection of poems, which they will read in its entirety during their main reading. After the reading, there will be time to ask the poets questions about their work that you've always wanted to know the answer to! 

 

Bio Lieke Marsman

Her debut publication Wat ik mezelf graag voorhoud (2010) was a resounding success. In 2011 she won three literary awards for the collection, one of which was the C. Buddingh’-Prize for best poetry debut. 

Marsman is very outspoken about current affairs and always has a sharp take on what’s happening in this world. In her poetry this acute sense of reality is represented in very clear language, humorous takes on heavy topics and keen observations. A lot of her writing has been influenced by her experiences with grave illness; the author has been very open about her experiences with cancer and how it’s affected her life. In The following scan takes 5 minutes (2018), which was translated into English, she describes the process and political context of illness. 

From 2013 until 2015, Marsman was part of the editorial team of literary magazine Tirade. In 2017, Marsman's first novel Het tegenovergestelde van een mens, in which she blends essayistic prose with poetry, was published. 

From 2021-2022 she was Poet Laureate of the Netherlands. Marsman assembled her poems written during that time in the collection Ter gelegenheid van poëzie (2023). 

Friday June 7th

18.30 - 19.00

LantarenVenster – Auditorium 5


Pricing

Buy a day- or passe-partout-ticket via the link above.

Language and duration

Language: Dutch

Poets recite in their own language. You can read the translations into English and/or Dutch via projections. 

Duration: 30 minutes

 

 

Festival poets

Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
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
Partners
LantarenVenster – Verhalenhuis Belvédère