{"id":1106,"date":"2026-03-31T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/?post_type=event&p=1106"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:43:34","slug":"main-reading-aracelis-girmay-jan-wagner","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/en\/event\/main-reading-aracelis-girmay-jan-wagner\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Reading: Aracelis Girmay & Jan Wagner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Take a seat at the main reading of poets Jan Wagner and Aracelis Girmay. This is the moment to get to know both the poetry and the person behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aracelis Girmay (1977) is likely your favourite poet\u2019s favourite poet. She is one of the most influential contemporary poets in the United States. Girmay shares Wagner\u2019s fascination with the smallest details, while also drawing your attention to urgent realities that are too often overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan Wagner (1971) is considered one of the most important contemporary German-language poets and is internationally celebrated for his craftsmanship. His work is poetry to savour, rich in playfulness and layered observation. Host Tsead Bruinja opens the main reading with a short introductory conversation. The poets then read from their own work, bringing a selection of brand-new poems, an ode to the festival theme, or a surprising gem from their oeuvre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"event_date":"2026-06-05","footnotes":""},"venue":[266],"event_type":[97],"route":[],"class_list":["post-1106","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","venue-lantarenvenster-5","event_type-reading"],"acf":{"event_location":266,"event_location_source":{"label":"Locatie","type":"taxonomy","formatted_value":266},"event_category":[97],"event_category_source":{"label":"Categorie","type":"taxonomy","formatted_value":[97]},"language":["english"],"language_source":{"label":"Voertaal","type":"select","formatted_value":[{"value":"english","label":"Engels"}]},"spoken_languages":"English, German","spoken_languages_source":{"label":"Gesproken talen","type":"text","formatted_value":"English, German"},"language_label":"spoken","language_label_source":{"label":"Label","type":"select","formatted_value":"Gesproken talen"},"subtitles":["english","dutch"],"subtitles_source":{"label":"Boventiteling","type":"select","formatted_value":["Engels","Nederlands"]},"has_interpreter":false,"has_interpreter_source":{"label":"Tolk NGT\/Schrijftolk","type":"true_false","formatted_value":false},"poets":[171,213],"poets_source":{"label":"Dichters","type":"relationship","formatted_value":[{"ID":171,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2026-02-19 16:38:30","post_date_gmt":"2026-02-19 15:38:30","post_content":"\n

Aracelis Girmay (1977, USA) is probably your favorite poet\u2019s favorite poet. She is one of the most influential contemporary poets in the United States. Girmay takes you by the hand and zooms in all the way to the level of water being pulled up through roots, or else directs your gaze to what we so often look away from: violence, war, abuse, genocide. Always in a clear tone, with a singular kind of optimism and a love for people and for the world we somehow have to share.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you might know this poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n