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The Poetry Barber

Come listen in while spoken word artist Benzokarim gets a fresh look from a Rotterdam barber
Poets:
Benzokarim (NLD)
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Program
Main Reading: Kreek Daey Ouwens & Nisrine Mbarki Ben Ayad

Two distinctive poets share their best work (host: Jelle van Riet)
Poets:
Kreek Daey Ouwens (NLD)
Nisrine Mbarki Ben Ayad (NLD)
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Reading
in m’n buurt

Performance packed with young talent, curated by youth Poet Laureate Oumaima Yahiaoui
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Collaboration
Uitreiking Johan Polak Poëzieprijs

Which poetry collection of the past three years will win the most prestigious poetry prize in the Netherlands?
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Collaboration
Words on the Street Art Tour ‘The Beautiful South’

Join poet Wessel Klootwijk on a poetry discovery bike ride
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Tour
Meet the Foyer

Discover the vibrant heart of the festival
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Program

Interpreter NGT/Transcription Interpreter
This event features a sign language interpreter
Rap als Poëtische Praktijk

Hip-hop researcher Kim Dankoor on how poetry and hip-hop connect
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Collaboration
Het gedicht is een bericht

Unveiling the very first poetic line in sign language on a Rotterdam waste truck
Poets:
Sam Onclin (NLD)
Boaz Blume (NLD)
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Collaboration

Interpreter NGT/Transcription Interpreter
This event features a sign language interpreter
Main Performance: Zoë McWhinney & Rafael Evitan Grombelka

Where sign language, theatre, and poetry meet
Poets:
Zoë McWhinney (GBR)
Rafael Evitan Grombelka (DEU)
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Performance

Interpreter NGT/Transcription Interpreter
This event features a sign language interpreter
The Poetry Barber

Get a fresh cut and share your story at the Poetry Barbershop
Poets:
Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Program
Woorden Worden Zinnen #70

We close off the festival with international and Rotterdam talent, plus barbecue, music, and you!
Poets:
Lynthia Julius (ZAF)
Dario Goldbach (NLD)
Oumaima Yahiaoui (NLD)
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Dutch

Dag: Sunday Type: Program