Take a seat at the main reading of poets J\u00f6rgen UNOM Gario and Lynthia Julius. This is the moment to get to know both the poetry and the person behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00f6rgen 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"event_date":"2026-06-06","footnotes":""},"venue":[266],"event_type":[97],"route":[],"class_list":["post-853","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, Afrikaans, Dutch, Papiamento","spoken_languages_source":{"label":"Gesproken talen","type":"text","formatted_value":"English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Papiamento"},"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":[402,283],"poets_source":{"label":"Dichters","type":"relationship","formatted_value":[{"ID":402,"post_author":"10","post_date":"2026-03-02 17:14:06","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-02 16:14:06","post_content":"\n
J\u00f6rgen Gario (1986, 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 Papiamentu. His work revolves around human connection, despite systems, politics or the ego sometimes standing in the way. Rooted in history, nature and heritage, UNOM searches for what brings us together. Language forms the core of his work, but he also uses guitar, ukulele, synthesizers and electronic elements in his performances, where reggae and dancehall influences subtly resonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where you might know this poet from<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"J\u00f6rgen Gario (SXM+NLD)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"jorgen-gario","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-06-05 07:21:27","post_modified_gmt":"2026-06-05 06:21:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.poetry.nl\/festival\/?post_type=poet&p=402","menu_order":17,"post_type":"poet","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":283,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2026-02-19 16:37:59","post_date_gmt":"2026-02-19 15:37:59","post_content":"\n Lynthia Julius (1993, ZAF) is one of the most promising young voices in contemporary South African poetry. She grew up in the diamond town of Kimberley and writes in the Gariep Afrikaans of the Northern Cape, in constant dialogue with the Standard Afrikaans of the canon. Trained first in philosophy and later in Creative Writing, she is a poet whose work combines precision and layering with raw, uncompromising honesty. Julius refuses to be boxed in and writes with razor-sharp honesty about identity, power and motherhood.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n How you might know this poet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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