Take a seat at the main reading of poets Jörgen UNOM Gario and Lynthia Julius. This is the moment to get to know both the poetry and the person behind it.
Jörgen Gario (1987, SXM+NLD), also known as UNOM, is a spoken word artist and multidisciplinary artist, born in Sint Maarten and based in the Netherlands. He writes in Dutch, English, and Papiamento. In his work, he explores human connection, despite systems, politics, or the ego sometimes working against it.
Lynthia Julius (1993, ZAF) is one of the most promising young voices in contemporary South African poetry. She grew up in the diamond city of Kimberley and writes from the Gariep Afrikaans of the Northern Cape, in dialogue with the Standard Afrikaans of the canon. In her work, she writes with great honesty about identity, power, and motherhood.
Host Geoffrey van der Ven opens the main reading with a short introductory conversation. After that, both poets will read from their own work, sharing a personal selection of brand-new poems, their response to the festival theme, or a surprising gem from their oeuvre.
