Waailân: poets on the island

From the 11th until the 13th of September, poets pack RIXT organizes their first writers’ weekend at the folk high school, Folkshegeskoalle Skylgeralân, on the island of Skylge/Terschelling. That weekend, poets of RIXT and from the island will meet for an exchange and will work together  on new poems which they will bring on stage with a final performance.

The weekend is the result of the RIXT poets’ wish to connect, to dive into poetry en to write poetry together and read on stage.

Not too long ago, the poets pack also wrote poetry together, with the well received Rigel fan Rink. A week long,  RIXT poets worked together on the relay poem, ‘De bui’. Similar to this, nine poets of RIXT and six poets from the island will create poetry together. They will do so with inspiration from each other and from the surroundings. Edwin de Groot, chair of the poets pack, will moderate the weekend.

The results of Waailân will be read on stage in the collective performance on Saturday, September 12th. This performance will take place at the Folkshegeskoalle at 20:30 o’clock. Entry is free, but there is a limited number of seats due to the safety measures.

Afterwards, the poems and a video of the performance will be published on the website of RIXT, www.rixt.frl to make the poetry of Waailân available to all.

picture: Geart Tigchelaar

The writers’ weekend Waailân: dichters op it eilân is supported by the Province of Fryslân, Tresoar and the Folkshegeskoalle Skylgeralân.

What:  Waailân: dichters op it Eilân
When: Saturday, September 12th, 20:30 o’clock
Where:
  Folkshegeskoalle Schylgeralân
Badwei Hoarne 11
8896 KC Hoarne Skylge

Want to attend the performance? Reserve at pr@rixt.frl

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