Poet

Gershwin Bonevacia

(The Netherlands, 1992)

Biography

Gershwin Bonevacia has been Amsterdam's official poet since March 2019. He likes to approach topics such as the city, education and the past with a playful philosophical approach, and is just as likely to interweave Harry Potter or Balenciaga into his poems.

As a poet and writer, Gershwin collaborates with organizations such as the Van Gogh Museum, TEDx and the Dutch libraries.
In addition, he writes a monthly poem for Het Parool. His debut collection I Bought A Bicycle was published in 2017, a revised edition was published in 2019. His new poetry collection When I Was Little, I Wasn't Afraid will be published shortly by Das Mag.

[Dutch schools closed on Monday 16th March 2020. Amsterdam city poet Gershwin Bonevacia's poem covered the entire front page of Het Parool newspaper the next day.]

Bibliography

Ik heb een fiets gekocht, Das Mag, 2019