From 23 to 26 April, the 4th International Poetry Festival “PAGE BREAK” will take place, and for the first time it will be held in Riga. The festival will bring together 16 internationally acclaimed poets from around the world, offering a rich and diverse programme of contemporary poetry events.
The festival will officially open on 23 April at 18:00 at Riga Art Space, where all participating poets will be present. On April 24 and 25, poetry readings will take place at the Small Hall of the Splendid Palace Cinema.
The 24 April reading at 19:00 will feature the following poets:
- Alvin Pang (Singapore)
- Gonca Özmen (Turkey)
- Ilya Kaminsky (USA/Ukraine)
- María Sevilla París (Spain)
- Marianne Larsen (Denmark)
- Sujata Bhatt (India)
- Ingmāra Balode and Toms Treibergs (Latvia)
On 25 April at 19:00, the following poets will take the stage:
- Anna Hallberg (Sweden)
- Kayo Chingonyi (UK/Zambia)
- Marcin Sendecki (Poland)
- Marged Tudur (Wales)
- Michael Augustin (Germany)
- Ramona de Jesús (Colombia)
- Sabine Venaruzzo (France)
- Ivars Šteinbergs (Latvia)
On April 25 at 4 p.m., all poets will be taking part in a public roundtable discussion moderated by poet and architect Efe Dujan sharing ideas in a free atmosphere about entropy and poetry. Everyone interested is welcome to attend. Duration: 1.5 hour.
The festival will conclude with a grand poetry concert on 26 April at 19:00 in the Large Hall of Splendid Palace, where all festival participants will perform alongside a contemporary jazz ensemble. All festival events are free of charge. However, to attend the poetry readings and the final poetry concert at Splendid Palace, free invitations are required. These can be obtained through the Biļešu paradīze ticket distribution network or online: https://www.bilesuparadize.lv/lv/organizer/1421/
In addition to the public programme, festival poets will also visit schools in Riga, participate in discussions and engage in a range of other events throughout the city.
As part of the festival, a poetry anthology will be published, featuring original works by all participating poets along with their translations into Latvian.
The 4th International Poetry Festival “PAGE BREAK” is organised by the association I DID IT, with the support of the State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga City Council, Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, French Institute in Latvia, Embassy of Spain in Latvia, Goethe-Institut Riga, Swedish Arts Council, Visual Media and Latgales Druka.
For the full programme and more information, visit the festival website: www.pagebreak.lv
or the Facebook page facebook.com/pagebreakfestival.
Participation of Anna Hallberg (Sweden) and Marianne Larsen (Denmark) is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia.