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BERLIN POETRY LECTURE 2020: ANNE CARSON (CAN)

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Short Talk

13 short and mini-talks, poetological and philosophical forays taking us into the worlds of Antiquity and Carson’s own childhood. The Lecture will be given in English, with a German translation by Anja Utler available.

WELTKLANG – Night of Poetry

The polyvocal opening of the poesiefestival berlin. Poets from all parts of the world read, sing and perform in seven different native languages.

POETS‘ HOME (CORNERS)

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Poets’ Corner becomes Poets’ Home and fills computer screens with poems: 32 Berlin poets and performers present short videos from their Poets’ Homes.

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg | In co-operation with KUIR

POETS‘ HOME (CORNERS)

Pankow

Poets’ Corner becomes Poets’ Home and fills computer screens with poems: 32 Berlin poets and performers present short videos from their Poets’ Homes.

Pankow | In co-operation with the Kulturamt and Brotfabrik

KLANGPOESIE | SOUND POETRY with Josepha Conrad

Video-Tutorial

for ages 18–99 | 15 min.

in English and German

Setting poems to sounds. Tutorial for music and poetry, taught by musician and songwriter Josepha Conrad.

LYRICS, SOUNDS & GROOVES

JAZZ & POETRY

Opposites attract: the various different styles, languages and forms of poetry and jazz meet this evening to take us on a fascinating journey.

CAROLINE BERGVALL: SONIC ATLAS

SONOSCURA

Caroline Bergvall is a politically thinking and acting poet in the emphatic sense. This is demonstrated in her new multi-lingual work Sonic Atlas, which reacts to the refugee crisis and modern extremism.

Greeting by Elisa Valentin, Delegate General of Québec in Germany

Greeting by Elisa Valentin, Delegate General of Québec in Germany.

Greeting by H.E. Stéphane Dion, Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe

Greeting by H.E. Stéphane Dion, Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe.

Greeting by Klaus Lederer, Senator für Kultur und Europa

Greeting by Klaus Lederer, Senator für Kultur und Europa.