Norwegian Poetry Celebration
July Weds 3rd 2024 - 8pm. Free.
National Poetry Library
Book a free ticket! https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/european-poetry-festival-norwegian-poetry?eventId=984965 Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
This event celebrates contemporary Norwegian poetry, one of the most expansive poetry scenes in Europe, with four of that nation’s most exciting writers coming to the UK to perform their work, as well as brand new collaborations made with British poets, just for this event. With
Ane Thon Knutsen and Angie Butler
Vilde Bjerke Torset and Lavinia Singer
Endre Ruset and James Knight
Thor Magnus Tangerås and Mary Paterson
The European Poetry Festival returns to the National Poetry Library for its seventh year as the UK’s biggest celebration of continental poetry in performance, experimentation and collaboration. Come along to hear new work by contemporary Norwegian poets and their British based counterparts.
Supported by NORLA and The Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, this will be a unique exploration of the performative, literary and cross-lingual potential of 21st century European poetry.
The festival has a rich history with Norwegian poetry, going back to before it’s official beginnings, to 2010. In recent years we have hosted remarkable Norwegian poetry celebrations
in 2019 europeanpoetryfestival.com/wck
in 2020 digital and 2021 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway
2022 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway22
2023 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway23
as well as a tour of the west coast of Norway and an Oslo Camarade europeanpoetryfestival.com/oslo
