Samantha Barendson / Maarten Inghels / Helen Ivory / Josep Pedrals

Versopolis / Recipe for poetry

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European Poet of Freedom Award 2020

Get to know the shortlisted authors

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We know the authors shortlisted for the 2026 European Poet of Freedom Award

For the 9th edition of the European Poet of Freedom Literary Award organised by the City of Gdańsk, the jury has nominated six poets out of 22 submissions. Translations of the finalists’ collections will be published at the end of (...)

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Speech by Monika Herceg delivered during the EPoF 2024 award ceremony

MONIKA HERCEGspeech delivered during the award ceremony of the City of Gdańsk Literary Award European Poet of Freedom (19/04/2024)...

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European Poet of Freedom Festival 2024. Film summary of the edition

The last edition of the European Poet of Freedom Festival was a real joy! Surrounded by beautiful books of...

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Delights and surprises. Jurors of the European Poet of Freedom Award 2024 talk about nominated poets

In the film Olga Tokarczuk, Anda Rottenberg, Krzysztof Czyżewski, Beata Stasińska, Anna Czekanowicz and Andrzej Jagodziński speak about what...

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2024 European Poet of Freedom Festival

The European Poet of Freedom is a multifaceted poetry initiative, encompassing a festival, an award and a publishing series....

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The Open Call for Gdańsk Literary Residencies is now active! 

The City Culture Institute announces open call for the Gdańsk Literary Residencies addressed to translators from Poland, authors from Belarus and Ukraine, as well as cultural researchers. The Open Call, active until 8 May, will select seven residents for creative (...)

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