The STATE of POETRY

As always, the award of the C. Buddingh’ Prize for the best poetic debut will be a key moment at this year’s festival. The event will showcase the four nominees and their debut collections, presenting them in the landscape they only recently entered. Various guests will help us explore the state of Dutch poetry, and celebrate the unique beauty of poems, and the effect they have on us. A lively event with an exciting climax, when the jury announce the poet who is to be awarded the 35th  C. Buddingh' Prize. Don’t miss it! 

The nominees for the C. Buddingh'-prijs 2022 are:
Maxime Garcia Diaz, for Het is warm in de hivemind (De Bezige Bij)
Ferdy Karto, for Het firmament tussendoor (Uitgeverij Nadorst)
Nisrine Mbarki, for Oeverloos (Uitgeverij Pluim)
Esohe Weyden, for Tussentaal (Uitgeverij Vrijdag) 

With a spoken column by Jens Meijen (winner of the C. Buddingh'-prijs 2020) and contributions by Mustafa Kör and Silvan van der Zwaag. The jury of the 2022 C. Buddingh'-Prize is formed by Daan Doesborgh, Jelle Van Riet en Michael Tedja. Host: Pieter van der Wielen

_{The STATE OF THE POËZIE is a co-production with PoëzieCentrum and poetry magazine Awater.}