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Baltic Writers’ Council and Littera Baltica proudly present:
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Baltic Meeting in Turku, Finland June 9-11, 2011
Turku is the European Capital of Culture 2011 concurrently with Tallinn, Estonia. That’s why we have Estonian poetry and a poetry slam country cup between Finland and Estonia on the menu. Belarusian literature and the current culture climate including children’s literature, is also on focus along with the Dictator himself.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Thursday June 9
Get together party. Riverboat Svarte Rudolf.
Friday June 10
WORD POWER
The current culture climate of Belarus will be discussed in Restaurant Koulu.
Performances by Andrey Chadanovich, Sergey Pukst and Anka Upala
Lunch
THE POWER OF CHILDRENS’ LITERATURE
Linda Bondestam, Stella Parland and Ulf Stark - a verbal and visual happening
ESTONIAN HOUR
at the Library Court with Estonian poets Eva Park, Elo Viiding, Asko Künnap and Jan Kaus. Hosted by Joni Pyysalo.
Dinner at the Samppalinna Restaurant.
POETRY SLAM BATTLE
between Estonia and Finland at the Monk.
Saturday June 11
Bus trip to the Saari Artists’ Residence.
Presentation of the grounds
Lunch
POETRY
by Bodil Lindfors (Finland), Anka Upala (Belarus), Åsa-Maria Kraft (Sweden), Māra Cielēna (Latvia) and Mats Söderlund (Sweden).
Return to Turku by bus.
OPEN MIKE AND STAGE – POETRY AND MUSIC
and dinner at the Café Aula, Turku.
PRACTICAL INFO
The organizations are to take care their delegate(s) travel costs to and from Turku, meals and accommodation is provided by the organizers.
Participation fee 75 € / participant.
Please announce your participation by May 10th to jaana.nikula@saunalahti.fi
Baltic Writers’ Council & Littera Baltica welcomes you heartily to Turku !
Jaana Nikula
Secretary, BWC