AUF EINEN MOKKA MIT SUE UND YILDIZ ÇAKAR

In the organizer's words:

Between Diyarbekir (Ahmed) and Berlin, between memory and resistance: Kurdish poet Yıldız Çakar writes against forgetting. Exile, loss and hope come together in her texts - poetic, political and deeply human. Over a mocha, Sue talks to her about language as a refuge, about home, which can be found in words, and about the silence that she breaks with poetry. An evening full of words that remain - strong, quiet and unshakeable.

Yildiz Çakar, born in 1978 in Diyarbakır (Amed), is an important poet and novelist of modern Kurdish literature. She has published ten books to date. Her poetry collection "Mohra Reş" was published in 2024 and the eponymous poem was adapted as the digital theater project Lockedown Locked In and won the prize for best original screenplay at the Athens International Art Film Festival. In her poetry, Çakar deals primarily with themes such as death and exile. The power of her poetry lies less in classical form and meter than in her unique mode of expression. Her poetic style and imagery are deeply rooted in traditional and oral historical sources, creating a literary language all her own.

Suzan Çakar works in the field of political education and as a moderator on topics such as migration, racism, youth and feminism, and as co-founder of the collective We won't shut up! Munich collective, she is actively involved in cultural and political events to highlight social grievances. She also hosts the talk show "Auf einen Mokka mit Sue".