PROGRAMME of
The Maastricht International Poetry Nights

25, 26, 27 October 2012
THEATER LA BONBONNIÈRE
ACHTER de COMEDIE 1
6211 GZ MAASTRICHT


Thursday 25 October 2012

10.00-11.00 Children’s programme I 

Henk van Kerkwijk
Esther de Koning
Paul van Loon 

&

13.00-14.00 Children’s programme II 

Henk van Kerkwijk
Esther de Koning
Paul van Loon
Presentation Ineke Holzhaus

19.15-19.30 OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MAASTRICHT INTERNATIONAL
POETRY NIGHTS 2012

19.30-19.45 Erik Menkveld (The Netherlands) About Poetry / Over Poëzie 2012 – The Edmond Hustinx-essay, written at the request of the MIPN committee –

19.45-20.00 Presentation: Engel van lucht, a new collection by Franco Loi (Italy) in the translation of Willem van Toorn, published by Azul Press.

    Franco Loi reads from Engel van lucht.

20.00-20.30 Interval

20.30-21.00 First international poetry reading

Arne Rautenberg (Germany)
Katica Kulavkova (Macedonia)

21.00-21.15  Musical intermezzo, Ernst Reijseger, cello

21.15-21.45  Presentation: De lach van het lam, a new collection by Jaroslaw Mikolajewski (Poland) translated by Karol Lesman, published by Azul Press.

    Jaroslaw Mikolajewski reads from De lach van het lam.
    Leo Hermens (The Netherlands)

The Children’s programme III and IV are cancelled

19.15-19.45 Charl-Pierre Naudé 
            Guest of honour of MIPN 2012, interviewed by Robert Dorsman.

19.45-20.00 Charl-Pierre Naudé reads from his work.

20.00-20.30  Interval

20.30-21.00 World first performance of the third commission for a free composition by the Dutch composer John Slangen, consisting of a setting of the poem Waar ik viel by Menno Wigman (The Netherlands), winner of de Hans Berghuisstok voor Poëzie 2010. The composition will be performed by students of the Maastricht Conservatory:
    Lilit Satie: soprano
    Nina Prezewozniak: violin
    Paul Stavridis: violincello

        The poet Menno Wigman will be attending and reading from his work.

21.00-21.15  Interval

21.15-22.15  Second international poetry reading

Presentation of Madame Hyde, Mister Hyde, a new collection by Igor Isakovski (Macedonia), translated by Roel Schuyt, and published by Azul Press.

    Igor Isakovski reads from Madame Hyde, Mister Hyde.
    Aurélia Lassaque (France)

21.45-22.00 Musical intermezzo, Ernst Reijseger, cello

Erik Lindner (The Netherlands)
Jacques Darras (France)

19.15-19.45 Hommage to the South-African poet Ingrid Jonker (1933 - 1965), by Anne Vegter.

19.45-20.00 Presentation of Het museum van de tijd, a new collection by Amir Or (Israel), translated by Peter Boreas and published by Azul Press.

Amir Or reads from Het museum van de tijd.

20.00-20.30 Interval

20.30-21.15  Third international poetry reading

Thomas Möhlmann (The Netherlands)
John Hartley Williams (UK)

21.15-21.30  Interval

21.30-22.00 Fourth international poetry reading

Hans Tentije (The Netherlands)
Delphine Lecompte (Belgium)
Chirikure Chirikure (Zimbabwe)

22.00-22.15 Musical intermezzo, Ernst Reijseger, cello

22.15-22.45 Presentation of the 'Hans Berghuisstok voor Poëzie 2012'

        Reading of a poem by Hans Berghuis (1924 - 1994)

        Laudatio.

        Menno Wigman hands over the Hans Berghuisstok voor Poëzie 2012 (Hans Berghuis walking stick for poetry) to his successor

        Reading by the new laureate.

        Conclusion of The Maastricht International Poetry Nights 2012