EPF Digital #8 - Messages from the Other Side

*English below* „nachrichten von drüben“ ist ein Spin-Off des Leinwandliteraturmagazins „Glory Hole“. Jeweils 3 Autor*innen aus 2 unterschiedlichen Städten - Graz und London - schreiben kurze literarische Nachrichten für die jeweils andere Stadt. Diese Nachrichten werden dann in beiden Städten gleichzeitig in den öffentlichen Raum gescreent: Vom 18.11. - 06.12.2020 in Graz @ Forum Stadtpark und London @ Austrian Cultural Forum London. Text: Steven J. Fowler Soundtrack: Martin Pichler In Kooperation mit dem Forum Stadtpark Graz und dem Austrian Cultural Forum London €€€€€ geförtert vom Land Steiermark €€€€€€€ *English* 3 authors from 2 different cities - London and Graz - write short literary messages for the other city. These messages are then screened in both cities simultaneously in public space. Screenings from 18.11. - 06.12.2020 @ Forum Stadtpark Graz, Austria, and Austrian Cultural Forum London. Text: Steven J. Fowler Soundtrack: Martin Pichler In collaboration with the Forum Stadtpark Graz and the Austrian Cultural Forum London €€€€€ supported by County Styria €€€€€€€

Thanks to everyone who has supported our digital festival over the last two weeks! To close European Poetry Festival 2020, we’re delighted to partner with the longstanding public video poetry project "Messages from the Other Side", founded and curated by Max Höfler. www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/messages

Six poets from Graz and London each have written short poems for public screening in both cities. These video-poems or kinetic texts are styled as literary "news" for the other city, London to Graz, Graz to London. Projected onto the side of the Forum Stadtpark in Graz and Hardy Tree Gallery in London, passing civilians have witnessed the ludic newscasts of Natascha Gangl, Ghazal Mosadeq, Stefan Schmitzer, Vik Shirley, Thomas Antonic & Steven J. Fowler. The films have been screened publicly November 18th to December 11th 2020 and are available to view at the link above and vimeo.com/channels/nachrichtenvondrueben with German language versions.

*English below* „nachrichten von drüben“ ist ein Spin-Off des Leinwandliteraturmagazins „Glory Hole“. Jeweils 3 Autor*innen aus 2 unterschiedlichen Städten - Graz und London - schreiben kurze literarische Nachrichten für die jeweils andere Stadt. Diese Nachrichten werden dann in beiden Städten gleichzeitig in den öffentlichen Raum gescreent: Vom 18.11. - 06.12.2020 in Graz @ Forum Stadtpark und London @ Austrian Cultural Forum London. Text: Vik Shirley Soundtrack: Martin Pichler Konzept: Max Höfler In Kooperation mit dem Forum Stadtpark Graz und dem Austrian Cultural Forum London €€€€€ geförtert vom Land Steiermark €€€€€€€ *English* 3 authors from 2 different cities - London and Graz - write short literary messages for the other city. These messages are then screened in both cities simultaneously in public space. Screenings from 18.11. - 06.12.2020 @ Forum Stadtpark Graz, Austria, and Austrian Cultural Forum London. Text: Vik Shirley Soundtrack: Martin Pichler Concept: Max Höfler In collaboration with the Forum Stadtpark Graz and the Austrian Cultural Forum London €€€€€ supported by County Styria €€€€€€€

The entire digital European Poetry Festival 2020 can be viewed www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/2020 and we will return, in physical proximity, in 2021.

EPF Digital #7 - Three Norwegian Poets

www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwayEPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by NORLA and the Embassy of Norway, new long-form video-interviews with poets from ...

Really some of favourite interviews I’ve conducted, with my friend and collaborator Bard, and the amazing Hilde, below, who will name two lambs after me. Worth a listen to all three pieces here, they are all very interesting, I think anyway.

EPF Digital 2020 presents two remarkable new long-form video-interviews with poets from Norway - Hilde Myklebust, discussing the darkness of nature from her remote farm and Bård Torgersen, chatting about transgression and ritual, amongst many other things! Plus a brand new video-poem commission by Norwegian writer Bjørn Vatne, a musical collaboration with artificial intelligence. More on their work can be found www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/norway

www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwayEPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by NORLA and the Embassy of Norway, new long-form video-interviews with poets from ...

www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwayEPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by NORLA and the Embassy of Norway, a new video poem commission from Bjørn Vatne Bj...

Supported by NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad and The Norwegian Embassy in the UK.

THE HUNGARIAN VACUUM - a poetry film : EPF Digital #5

Four talking heads. Three Hungarians. One vacuum cleaner.

They are poets, they are miserable, and they are cut off from the world. United by sardonic pride, they come together to represent their country and wage war on the dust bunnies of the mind in this poetic deepdive. A daring poetry film, The Hungarian Vacuum is part gripping mystery, part arthouse project, part literary podcast, part poetry reading, and part utter failure. You will have questions, but you’re not likely to get any answers.

Supported by Hungarian Cultural Centre, London. A film by, and starring, Steven J Fowler, Kornelia Deres, Kinga Toth, Peter Zavada. Music by Benedict Taylor. Edited by Botond Bartha. https://www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/hungaryfilm

A film as part of the European Poetry Festival Digital program. With no physical events in 2020, EPF digital reveals what can be created without proximity, generating new insights into poetic practice in continental Europe and creating ambitious film-poetry collaborations especially for this two week e-fest.

THE SWEDISH BEEST - a poetry film : EPF Digital #4

From a lonely London a figure calls out for the lost poets and three Swedes will answer, each in their own way, with poetic precision and desolate northern sensibilities. The Swedish Beest is less than a cry for help and more than a poetry film; it is a documentary of those who are not there, a gathering of readings out of time and place.

Supported by supported by The Embassy of Sweden, London. A film by Steven J Fowler. Starring Aase Berg, Jonas Gren and Ida Börjel. Music by Benedict Taylor. Photography by David Spittle. www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/swedenfilm

A film as part of the European Poetry Festival Digital program. With no physical events in 2020, EPF digital reveals what can be created without proximity, generating new insights into poetic practice in continental Europe and creating ambitious film-poetry collaborations especially for this two week e-fest.

EPF Digital #3 - Four Latvian Poets...

EPF Digital 2020 presents presents new long-form video-interviews with poets from Latvia, featuring Inga Pizāne, Krišjānis Zeļģis, Marija Luīze Meļķe and Lote Vilma Vītiņa. More on their work can be found www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/latvia

EPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by Latvian Literature, new long-form video-interviews with poets from Latvia.KRIŠJĀNIS ZEĻĢIS (1985) IS NOT ONLY A BRILL...

EPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by Latvian Literature, new long-form video-interviews with poets from Latvia. LOTE WORKS AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND WRITES PO...

Supported by Platform Latvian Literature / EPF Digital is an eight part online festival, presenting long-form video interviews and entirely original poetry films. Unable, finally, to take place in the flesh this year, the festival will present poets from Switzerland, Austria, Latvia, Sweden, Hungary, Lithuania and more, leaning in to what can be created without proximity, generating new insights into poetic practice in continental Europe and creating ambitious film-poetry collaborations especially for this two week e-fest. www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/2020

European Poetry Festival Digital begins - Three Swiss Poets

EPF Digital begins! After two cancellations, I’m happy that I bit the bullet and decided to lean into some proper online content. Masses to come, 9 interviews, 3 films, and more. This opening is just the beginning of stuff coming out over the next two weeks…

An eight part online festival, presenting long-form video interviews and entirely original poetry films. Unable, finally, to take place in the flesh this year, the festival will present poets from Switzerland, Austria, Latvia, Sweden, Hungary, Lithuania and more, leaning in to what can be created without proximity, generating new insights into poetic practice in continental Europe and creating ambitious film-poetry collaborations especially for this two week e-fest.  / The full program is available to view www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/2020 and the 'events' will be released via this newsletter and online every few days November 23rd to December 10th. To begin, we are very happy to present three new long-form video-interviews with Swiss poets to kick off EPF Digital 2020. More on the work of Laura Accerboni, Rolf Hermann and Linn Molineaux is available at www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/swiss with videos below and on YouTube. These interviews are supported by Pro Helvetia and are part of the Maintenant series at 3am magazine.

EPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by Pro Helvetia, new long-form video-interviews with poets from Switzerland, featuring Laura Accerboni, Rolf Hermann and...

EPF Digital 2020 presents, supported by Pro Helvetia, new long-form video-interviews with poets from Switzerland, featuring Laura Accerboni, Rolf Hermann and...

A note on : European Poetry Festival goes digital

I moved my festival, which was the be the biggest yet www.europeanpoetryfestival.com from April to October to November and now entirely online. Spilt milk, inevitable, fine. What I am excited by is that my suggestion for how it goes online have been met with great generosity by the various poets, friends, institutions and supporters who make it what it is. By the end of November I shall have multiple poetry films, zoomcasts and publications to share from poets across Europe and I look forward to barraging people’s inboxes with the stuff, currently being shot, edited and prepared. This all before I slowly, optimistically begin to begin planning a face to face festival in April 2021, which I will do, if it can be done.