The 2015 VSB Poetry Prize on tour

November 24, 2014 The five nominees for the VSB Poetry Prize – Piet Gerbrandy, Sasja Janssen, Hester Knibbe, Alfred Schaffer and Peter Verhelst – will be touring the Low Countries to showcase poems from their acclaimed collections, leading up the announcement of the prize winner on 29 January at Rotterdam's Kunsthal.

Tour dates for 2015 VSB Poetry Prize nominees:

MAASTRICHT 
11 January, 14:30
Sasja Janssen and Piet Gerbrandy, in conversation with Léon Verdonschot, and presentation of the New Year's poem by Kreek Daey Ouwens
CENTRE CÉRAMIQUE

GHENT
14 January, 12:30
Peter Verhelst
POËZIECENTRUM

THE HAGUE
16 January, 23.05
Hester Knibbe, Alfred Schaffer and Peter Verhelst
WRITERS UNLIMITED FESTIVAL
THEATER AAN HET SPUI

ARNHEM
21 January, 20.00
Hester Knibbe en Alfred Schaffer
BOEKHANDEL ONGERIJMD

ANTWERP
22 January, 12.30
Piet Gerbrandy and Peter Verhelst, in conversation with Piet Piryns
‘SUNDAYS OF POETRY’ LUNCH PROGRAM
LETTERENHUIS 

UTRECHT
22 January, 20.00
Piet Gerbrandy and Sasja Janssen
SAVANNAH BAY

GRONINGEN
24 January, 20.00
Sasja Janssen, Hester Knibbe and Alfred Schaffer
POETRY MARATHON / SLAG
USVA THEATER  

2015 VSB POETRY PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY
28 JANUARY, 20:30
KUNSTHAL, ROTTERDAM


Check out our Facebook photo album to see some of the highlights from the tour.