Poetry Talk Versopolis: emerging voices from Türkiye & from the US, Ireland, Germany

Gesprek

Saturday 21 September
14.00u - 15.00u

Price: Gratuit / Gratis / Free Language: English Location: Scene

with

Margot Delaet, Gonca Özmen & Shannon Sullivan

Presentations

Poëziecentrum invites two fascinating poets from the European poetry network Versopolis: Gonca Özmen (Turkey) and Shannon Sullivan (USA/Ireland/Germany). Margot Delaet will engage in conversation with them.

Get ready for a fascinating discussion in English between our two guests from the Versopolis network, led by Margot Delaet.

Wanna know more about Versopolis?

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Our speakers

Gonca Özmen

Gonca Özmen (1982, Turkey) is a renowned Turkish poet known for her playful and critical poems on love and human relationships. Noticed young in Varlık, she published works like Kuytumda and Belki Sessiz, gaining international recognition.

Shannon Sullivan

Shannon Sullivan is known for her percussive, interdisciplinary poetic performances. Nominated for Versopolis in 2022, her recent project THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F.&.F., with Ali Hasan and Simon Schmidt, will be released as an album in spring 2024.

Margot Delaet

Margot Delaet is a poet, translator and photographer. Her work has been published in Op Ruwe Planken, Poëziekrant, Deus Ex Machina, DW B and Minutes of the Invisible. She is a core member of the Climate Poets, and regularly gives poetry workshops for TRILL.