EPF 22 Slovenian Poetry Celebration
June Thursday 30th at Open Ealing

A packed crowd at one of West London’s most remarkable arts centres witnessed visiting contemporary Slovenian poets present brand new performance collaborations with British-based counterparts in a passionate, intense and memorable night. With multiple live works made for the night, the 10th event of the 2022 festival, this was a celebration of a new generation of Slovenian poets as well as a unique showcase of collaboration and poetry. Photographs by Alexander Kell.

With new poetry and performance collaborations by Andreja Štepec and Vik Shirley / Nika Prusnik Kardum and Ali Graham / Milan Šelj and Cherry Smyth / Thomas Helm and Giles Goodland / Lisa Blackwell and Beverly Frydman / Mathura and Rishi Dastidar / Nicky Melville and Henry Johns / Lies Van Gasse and Paul Demets / Maud van Hauwaert and SJ Fowler / Launch of Found & Lost by Laura Davis (Kingston University Press) and Gongfarmer, I love thee by Bob Brightt (Sampson Low)

Supported by Slovenian Embassy in London.

For previous EPF Slovenian celebration events, visit www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/slovenia