ERÖFFNUNG 25. POESIEFESTIVAL BERLIN - What if we built it and the center held?

In the organizer's words:

Every summer, the poesiefestival berlin transforms the city into a place of poetry. The festival brings contemporary poetry to life in all its diversity of forms and brings artists from all over the world to the stage. To mark its 25th anniversary, the Haus für Poesie is opening this year's poesiefestival with a special event to celebrate international and creative Berlin in a diverse program.

With Logan February from Nigeria, Zoncy Heavenly from Myanmar and ariel rosé from Poland, three artists who currently live and work in Berlin will read and perform, while Slovenian poet Barbara Korun will also read from her poems. The Berlin musician Masha Qrella will perform songs based on texts by Thomas Brasch. One of the House of Poetry's particular aims is to get children and young people interested in poetry and to promote young poets. Three young poets, Gabriel Jakob Hoffmann, Tonda Montasser and Mona Ilena Schlegel, who took part in the national competition for young poets "lyrix", will read from their texts on this evening. A highlight of the evening is the keynote speech by Marcel Beyer, who is one of the most important poets in contemporary German-language literature.

Keynote speech: Marcel Beyer

Readings: Logan February, Zoncy Heavenly, Barbara Korun, ariel rosé and the "lyrix" participants Gabriel Jakob Hoffmann, Tonda Montasser and Mona Ilena Schlegel

Music: Masha Qrella

Project management: Jutta Büchter

Funded by: Berliner Künstler*programm des DAAD, lyrix - Bundeswettbewerb für junge Lyrik, Slovenian Cultural Center SKICA Berlin. The poesiefestival berlin is a project of the Haus für Poesie in cooperation with silent green Kulturquartier and the Akademie der Künste and is funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds.