Poetry International review on 2016
 

Poetry International review on 2016
6 FEBRUARY 2017 by Ramona Maramis Poetry International opened 2017 with the exciting work of Belgian writer and translator Tom Van der Voorde. And we have more stimulating features planned for the coming months, in particular in anticipation of the 48th Poetry International Festival, which is to open at the end of May. A new year is also always an excellent moment to review the year that has passed.

Tom Van de Voorde (Belgium, 1974)
By Patrick Peeters Tom Van de Voorde was born in Ghent, Belgium in 1974. He is a writer, curator of interdisciplinary projects and translator of American poetry into Dutch.

New Poet Laureate of the Netherlands
27 JANUARY 2017 ‘Her sharp mind, creative personality and linguistic sensitivity make her the ideal Poet Laureate 2017-2019 and a dream successor to Anne Vegter, Ramsey Nasr, Driek van Wissen and Gerrit Komrij.’ – the Dutch Poet Laureate commission

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