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We were here. Poems on the Present.

Poetry reading & Performance|Ulrike Almut Sandig at the Limassol Book Fair 2024

Portrait of a woman. Her mouth is slightly open, and she is looking into the camera. A microphone is visible in front of her. The image is black and white, with only her headpiece showing a colorful flower crown. ©Sascha & Estefania Conrad / Poesiekollektiv Landschaft

Portrait of a woman. Her mouth is slightly open, and she is looking into the camera. A microphone is visible in front of her. The image is black and white, with only her headpiece showing a colorful flower crown. ©Sascha & Estefania Conrad / Poesiekollektiv Landschaft

The Goethe-Institut Cyprus is supporting the third edition of the International Limassol Book Fair with the participation of the German poet Ulrike Almut Sandig. Limassol International Book Fair is a leading cultural initiative focused on Books and Letters.

We were here. Poems on the Present

Full of humor, musicality, lightness and rage, Ulrike Almut Sandig's poetry has loops in your ear. The German poet will read and perform her playful poems in English and German.

Ulrike Almut Sandig is a writer, musician, and translator based in Berlin. She has published numerous collections of poetry and stories, as well as music albums and audio plays. Most recently, her translation of the New Zealand poet Hinemoana Baker's work, titled »Funkhaus«, was released by the publisher Voland & Quist. Sandig is at home on international stages with her own poetry, often collaborating with artists in India, New Zealand, and Ukraine. In 2015, she co-founded the poetry collective »Landschaft« with Grigory Semenchuk, combining poetry with music and video art. An album of the same name was released in 2018, followed by five digital single releases. Regarding her latest collection, “Leuchtende Schafe” (published by Schöffling), the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote: “Ulrike Almut Sandig’s poetry offers her readers freedom.” Sandig is also a member of PEN Berlin.
 

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