DEBATE Poetry in Times of Tremor: Mykola Riabchuk, Patrycja Sikora-Tarnowska, Krzysztof Siwczyk. Moderator: Paulina Małochleb

with Polish Sign Language interpretation

KEYNOTE LECTURE: Maria Peszek

with Polish Sign Language and simultaneous English interpretation

NIGHT POETRY READING: Poems Speak Out. Meetings with the finalists of the 2026 European Poet of Freedom Gdańsk Literary Award: Amina Elmi, Laima Kreivytė, Luigi Nacci, Roger Robinson, and A.E. Stallings. Moderators: Już Tłumaczę (Ela Janota, Paulina Rzymanek)

POETRY BREAKFAST WITH VERSOPOLIS with Zofia Bałdyga and Natalka Bilotserkivets. Moderator: Marta Pilarska

with consecutive English interpretation

POETRY SESSION FOR SCHOOLS with Joanna Mueller

LITERARY WORKSHOP without ropes or anchors. On Freedom with Bianka Rolando

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TRANSLATION WORKSHOP with Kaja Gucio

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MEETING Saved in Translation. A conversation with the translators of volumes shortlisted for the EPoF Award: Joanna Ganobis, Dominika Jagiełka, Bogusława Sochańska, Janusz Solarz, Enormi Stationis, and Bartosz Wójcik. Moderator: Aleksandra Majak

with Polish Sign Language and simultaneous English interpretation

DEBATE Prompts of Culture: Creativity Meets AI: Anna Cieplak, Jakub Knera, Michał Krzykawski, Jerzy Stachowicz. Moderator: Alek Hudzik

with Polish Sign Language and simultaneous English interpretation

AWARD CEREMONY: European Poet of Freedom Gdańsk Literary Award. Directed by: Katarzyna Minkowska. Moderator: Katarzyna Kasia

Main Stage, Wybrzeże Theatre | admission by invitation only, details to follow | with English interpretation

WALK Towards Biodiversity with Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski, oceanographer

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SOUND WALK Aquatic City with Marcin Dymiter

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CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP Visual Metaphors with Joanna Rusinek

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YOGA SESSION Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of the Language with Joanna Roszak

Joanna Roszak

GDAŃSK BOOK CLUB live: Poetic Points of Contact. Moderator: Natalia Soszyńska

DEBATE: What Hinders Contact? Joanna Flis, Jan Sowa, Paulina Wilk. Moderator: Olga Wróbel

with Polish Sign Language and simultaneous English interpretation

MEETING with the winners of the 2026 European Poet of Freedom Award: Amina Elmi and Bogusława Sochańska. Moderator: Michał Nogaś

with Polish Sign Language and simultaneous English interpretation

DEBATE Poetic Life: On Biographies: Kalina Błażejowska, Izolda Kiec, Justyna Sobolewska. Moderator: Aleksandra Grzemska

MEETING Images of Poems: Agata Puwalska, Bianka Rolando

co-organised by Dziennik Literacki | co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under the ‘Other Traditions’ programme

POETRY SLAM by Klancyk

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WORKSHOPS Gdańsk Wordplay – family poetry games with Marta Jankowska. Educational activities at the Urban Culture Institute accompanying the festival

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