Stanza is one of the leading international poetry festivals, that takes place once a year in Scotland. In March, as part of the New Dutch Writing campaign, two poets from the Low Countries are programmed at Stanza.
Jan Baeke, a poet, translator, editor and curator who has been publishing poetry regularly since his debut in 1997. His latest collection, Seizoensroddel (Seasonal Gossip), was awarded the 2017 Jan Campert Prize for best poetry collection. Jan Baeke will be reading alongside Hanan Issa. This poet crosses artistic mediums, working in collaboration with radio, film, theatre and museums as well as in poetry. The two poets both explore and tests the rules of living with a perceived identity.
Foto Jan Baeke: Keke Keukelaar. Foto Van den Broeck: Koen Broos
Charlotte Van den Broeck is an engaging poet whose use of narrative poetic structure, and performative approach to her readings, creates a sense of dramatic tension for readers and audiences alike. Her work has been widely translated and critically acclaimed, winning the Herman De Coninck Debut prize and triannual Paul Snoek Prize. In Five O’Clock Verses, she reads poetry together with Alec Finlay, an internationally recognised and award-winning poet and artist who works across creative mediums to explore how the diversity of cultures can relate to landscape and ecology.
New Dutch Writing
New Dutch Writing is a new high-profile promotional campaign by the Dutch Foundation for Literature to promote Dutch writing in translation in the UK and Ireland, and to nurture the next generation of translators.
Links
- New Dutch Writing
- Stanza International Poetry Festival
- Jan Baeke
- The Poetry of Jan Baeke including an English sample translation
- Jan Baeke at Poetry International - biography and poems
- Charlotte Van Den Broeck
- Poetry and non-fiction by Charlotte Van Den Broeck