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Launch of Shining Sheep Hop Scotch Reading Room Berlin
Hop scotch Reading Room Gerichtssrasse 45, Wedding Berlin 9th Novebber 2023 19.00
Ulrike Almut Sandig and Karen Leeder with Special Guest Hinemoana Baker (Funkhaus)
Publication Ulrike Amnut Sandig, Shining Sheep
Ulrike Almut Sandig, Shining Sheep, translated by Karen Leeder
September 2023 UK January 2024 USA:
AGS Dublin
Looking forward to going to Dublin for the AGS this year and especially to be talking about Rilke as part of a panel on Rilke and Ecology.
Versopolis Celebration of European poetry at Ledbury
Coe and see Ulrike Almut Sandig present her poems alongside Danish poet Theresa Salomonsen as part of the Versopolis platform celebrating European poetry
Detail of the free event and a chance to book tickets are here. And available on zoom!
Dead Poets Society at Ledbury poetry festival
In 2023 this important Rilke year I am excited to be taking part in Ledbury's Dead Poet's Society talking about the Duino Elegies with Martyn Crucefix and Ulrike Almut Sandig. Here is the page where you can book tickets too
Landschaft in Hay-on-Wye
After their UK premier in Oxford in October 2022 Landschaft will be taking to the stage at Hay in summer 2023. Come and see the amazing mix of performance, poetry, music, film and song from German and Ukrainian. No Germanor Ukrainian needed!
Thurs 1 June!
https://www.hayfestival.com/wales/home
Use this page to book tickets: Landschaft
Ulrike Draesner, Die Verwandelten: a reading in German
A special event with German author Ulrike Draesner reading in German from her recent, highly acclaimed, novel Die Verwandelten, recnetly shortlisted for the Leipzig Fair Book Prize
German in the World
A special event in tandem with Karen Leeder taking up the Schwarz-Taylor Chair at the University of Oxford, hosted by The Queen's College.
German in the World
A panel discussion with Michael Eskin, Nan Gibson, Durs Grünbein, Charlie Louth, Karen Leeder, Katharina von Ruckteschell-Katte
Durs Grünbein: Words Don't Sleep.
Celan in der bildenden Kunst der Gegenwart
Delighted to be speaking in such wonderful company at the Literarisches Colloquium in Berlin. I shall speak on 'After Celan: Celan and Modern Art' but there is a really lively exchange notably with lots of practicing artists. See the poster below.
It will take place in person but also online. See the programme here:
https://lcb.de/programm/celan-in-der-bildenden-kunst-der-gegenwart-tag-i/