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Finnish Veropolis poet Susinukke Kosola (FI) reads at ‘DIGTERMIDDAG / Poet’s Dinner’, 5th of April, 2025.
Finnish Versopolis poet Susinukke Kosola (FI) listening to Thorkil Jacobsen reading Kosola’s works – in Danish! Quite the experience.
At DIGTERMIDDAG/POETS DINNER. Danish translations by Siri Nordborg Møller.
Bulgarian-German Versopolis poet Tzveta Sofronieva reads alongside German-Danish translator Liv Thastum.
At DIGTERMIDDAG/POET’S DINNER.
Collage from DIGTERMIDDAG / Poet’s Dinner:
Left-to-right: 1/ Leader of Poesiens Hus, Karen Siercke, gives a welcome speech, 2/ Everyone mingling 3/Diving into the lovely food
4/Diving into the booklets of Susinukke Kosola and Tzveta Sofronieva’s poetry!
DIGTERMIDDAG/Poet’s Dinner was held at Dansk Forfatterforening / The Danish Writers Association – lovely surroundings for lovely poetry..
Danish poet Sebastian Nathan celebrates winning this year’s POETRY PRIZE for his poetry collection ‘Engle’ / ‘Angels’ (Gads, 2024).
The prize includes the honour and joy of having one’s poetry appreciated as well as 10.000 DKK.
Champagne, lovely people and readings!
Released each year on the Interntational Poetry Day 21.03:
New edition of Poesiens Hus/Ordskælvs annual poetry anthology ‘The Best Nonrequired Nordic Poetry’ by the fifth in the series, featuring poetry by Danish, Swedish,
Norwegian and Islandic poets, carefully chosen by young editors in
each country – all poems are printed in the original language, and
in English translation, opening up Nordic poetry to the world. The
anthology is published by POESIENS HUS/Ordskælv, and Nordic poets
read at the release party.
The featured poets’ books are the ones that are giftwrapped – poetry is always the best gift.
Collage from this year’s Book Release Party for ‘Nordens Allerbedste Pensumløse Poesi’/’The Best Nonrequired Nordic Poetry’ – left to right:
1/ Danish poets Celine Szabó, Sebastian Nathan and Elias Sadaq ganging up – all are featured in the anthology,
2/Elias Sadaq reads / people listen and mingle / Danish poet
3/Victor Warrer with his book – also featured in the anthology.
4/Leader of Poesiens Hus, Karen Siercke, with Swedish poet Elisabeth Westlund – also featured in the book.
Young editors on stage with leader of Poesiens Hus Karen Siercke, in a talk about young people and poetry – and how they fit perfectly.
Kontakt: Karen Siercke / karen@poesienshus.dk
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