28 August 2025. Today Dennis Bajram wrote the four-star review ‘The music of Rozalie Hirs is at once mathematical, colorful, and spiritual’ in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. He writes: “There is no one quite like Rozalie Hirs (60) in the Dutch musical landscape. A composer, poet, and chemical engineer, she […]
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performance marthe koning – makers’ sessions, de nieuwe vorst, tilburg
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM, new up-and-coming creators will present their work during MakersSessies—a collaboration between Makershuis Tilburg and De Nieuwe Vorst. This evening’s featured artists are: Speels Collectief, Marthe Koning (pictured), Annemijn Rijk, and Milou van Duijnhoven & Merel Severs. dagtekening van liefdesvormen | Marthe Koning […]
infinity stairs (cd, 2025)
On 8 August 2025, the portrait album Infinity Stairs (2025) by Rozalie Hirs was released. It includes new recordings of her chamber and solo compositions. Listen to the full album on Spotify or Apple Music.
residency, wolkers garden, amsterdam
From 19 July until 1 August 2025, Rozalie Hirs is artist-in-resident at the Wolkerstuin (Wolkers’ Garden). During her residency she works on new poems. The Wolkerstuin at Amstelglorie is a writers’ residency on the outskirts of Amsterdam, located in the original garden house of Jan and Karina Wolkers. The couple […]
save what moves you #9 – podcast dutch and flemish climate poets
On 15 July 2025, the Dutch and Flemish Climate Poets release episode #9 of the podcast Redden wat je raakt (English: Saving What Moves You). Moya De Feyter and Pim Cornelussen talk with poet Rozalie Hirs and botanist Nils van Rooijen of The Living Archive about endangered plant species and […]
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forum [1–10] the house – exhibition & publication
On Sunday, 15 June, 2025, at 15:00-17:30 CET, the exhibition Forum [1–10] Housewarming opens at ENTER ENTER gallery. During the event, the tenth and final issue of Forum will be launched: #10 – The Attic. Forum is an initiative by AetA, Architectura et Amicitia. Between 2018 and 2025, the editorial […]
performance – poetry international, rotterdam
On Saturday 14 June 2025 at 13:00 CET, Maricela Guerrero (Mexico City, 1977) and Rozalie Hirs perform as part of the program Sustainable Poetry Development at Poetry International Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They will present their work and engage in conversation with fellow poet and scholar Mia You. The event takes […]
you are like no other – publication, de volkskrant
7 June 2025. The new weekend edition of de Volkskrant is out today. De Volkskrant is a leading national daily newspaper in the Netherlands. Featured in the Sunday section is this week’s Poem of the Week: ‘you are like no other’, a new poem by Rozalie Hirs — described by […]
dreams of airs (2017–18) – literaturhaus wien – austrian premiere
On Thursday evening, 5 June 2025, at 19:00 CET, Rozalie Hirs presents her poetry and music cycle dreams of airs (2017–18) as part of the international literature festival at Literaturhaus Wien, Austria. This portrait event marks the Austrian premiere of the work. It is also the first time the poet-composer […]
performance – international poetry festival, literaturhaus wien, austria
From 3 to 6 June 2025, Literaturhaus Wien hosts its annual International Poetry Festival. This edition features all five poets who will be residing in Vienna for a two-month period as part of the Friederike Mayröcker Residence Program: Volha Hapeyeva (Minsk, Belarus, 1982), Marina Skalova (Moscow, Russia, 1985), Ramona de […]
poetry publication – le journal des poètes
June 3, 2025 – The latest issue of Le Journal des Poètes (Éditions les Taillis Pré, Châtelineau, Belgium) is out today. It includes, among other things, new French translations by Daniel Cunin of poems by Dutch poets Sasja Janssen and Rozalie Hirs. See below for ‘Revêts’ (poem [19] selected from […]
performance – interview by johan de boose, antwerp, belgium
On Thursday afternoon, May 22, 2025, at 12:30 PM, Rozalie Hirs will be a guest at the Poetry Afternoons hosted by Antwerpen Boekenstad (Antwerp Book City). At the Permeke Library, Johan de Boose interviews her about the recent poetry collection, dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Querido, 2024). Rozalie also reads […]
bombing of poems, poetry international, rotterdam
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM & 9:50 PM respectively, two Bombings of Poems unfolds over the city of Rotterdam. This artistic intervention forms part of the events leading up to the 55th Poetry International Festival in June, organized by Poetry International, Rotterdam. Picture this: 100,000 poems printed […]
codex lilium (2025)
codex lilium (2025) is a new composition for string trio by Rozalie Hirs. The piece was written for the Prisma Trio (Janneke van Prooijen, violin; Elisabeth Smalt, viola; Michiel Weidner, cello) and is dedicated to the performers.
performance – book launch annelie david, perdu, amsterdam
On 4 May 2025, the book launch of Onvolledig alfabet (Incomplete Alphabet, Ghent: Poëziecentrum, 2025) by Annelie David takes place. With contributions from, among others, Poëziecentrum, Annelie David, and Rozalie Hirs. The location is Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information will be announced in the Spring of 2025. […]
bee sage (2023) – aubette, strasbourg, france – french premiere
On Friday, 25 April 2025, Katharina Gross and Fie Schouten present the recital soft strength at the Aubette in Strasbourg, France. The program includes works by Peter Jakober, Janco Verduin, Katharina Gross, and Rozalie Hirs. Gross and Schouten perform bee sage by Rozalie Hirs, a composition they recently released on […]
performance – poets’ evening, mascini, amsterdam
21 April 2025. Every third Monday of the month, Poets’ Evening takes place at Theater Mascini in Amsterdam, where poets present readings from their own work. On Monday, April 21, 2025, at 8:30 PM, Jonas Bruyneel and Rozalie Hirs are the featured guest poets. Date: 2025-04-21 Doors open: 8:30 PM […]
performance – exhibition of works by jet nijkamp
On Saturday 12 April 2025 at 15:00 CET, a poetry event takes place in conjunction with the solo exhibition Amsterdam 3hoog achter, featuring drawings by Jet Nijkamp (*1965). During this event, poets Tsead Bruinja, Jos van Hest, Rozalie Hirs, Sanja Percela, and Co Woudsma read from their own works. The […]
radio portrait – br klassik
On April 10, 2025, the German radio program BR Klassik broadcasts a portrait of Rozalie Hirs. The program is composed and hosted by radio producer Florian Heurich. More information to follow in the spring of 2025. Florian Heurich is an author, music journalist, and video editor based in Munich. He […]
publication – ADDA: cahiers for visual and concrete poetry
27 March 2025. The first issue of ADDA – Cahiers for Visual and Concrete Poetry (Volume 1, No. 1, 2025) is published today, edited by Renaat Ramon, Willy Tibergien, and Andreas van Rompaey. Design is by Lieve Terrie. For this new journal, Rozalie Hirs was invited by Ramon and Tibergien […]
a lot is happening – interview by roel weerheijm
21 March 2025. The spring issue of Poëziekrant 2/2025 (March–April 2025) features an interview with Ghayath Almadhoun (1979), as well as new poetry by Hanneke van Eijken, Anne Vegter, Lars Ruben, Babs Gons, Tijl Nuyts, Stefan Hertmans, Marc Reugebrink, Casper Burghgraeve, Hannah Zaouad, Tim Bongaerts, and Eelco Couvreur. And much […]
longlisted for the great poetry prize
March 3, 2025 – The longlist for the Great Poetry Prize 2025 (De Grote Poëzieprijs) has been announced. This prestigious award honors the best poetry collection published in the past year. · de verwerping van het stilzitten, Lidy van Marissing (het balanseer) · CORPS poreus, Nele Buyst (het balanseer) · […]
dagtekening van liefdesvormen named one of the best designed books of 2024
February 24, 2025 – This morning, the books selected for The Best Designed Books exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam were announced. The selection and exhibition are made possible by Stichting De Best Verzorgde Boeken. Each year, the foundation highlights 33 books that represent the finest achievements in graphic design, […]
the case for a small language network (2024) – installation, ntaa, ghent, belgium
From 20 February to 8 June 2025, the installation The Case for a small Language Network (2024), created by visual artist Richard Vijgen in collaboration with Rozalie Hirs, based on her poetry collection Infinite Sense (2021), can be seen at the international new media art exhibition ‘Intelligence, it’s automatic: from […]
i speak to the reader with affection – interview by henry sepers, schrijven magazine
In February 2025, the new issue of Schrijven Magazine is released, featuring an interview with Rozalie Hirs titled “I Speak to the Reader with Affection” by Henry Sepers. The article will also be available online. In the interview, Sepers speaks with Hirs about her poetry collections ecologica (2023) and dagtekening […]
studium generale, cecilia arditto & rozalie hirs, royal conservatory, the hague
On 16 December 16, 2024, from 17:30 to 19:30 CET, composers Cecilia Arditto (see photo) and Rozalie Hirs are guests at the Studium Generale at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, The Netherlands. They present lectures on their work, followed by a Q&A session for composition students. This event is held […]
feeling-thinking: embodiment and knowledge in the poetry of rozalie hirs and anne carson – helena van praet, university louvain-la-neuve
On Wednesday 11 December 2024, at 15:00 CET, the public defense of the Ph.D.-dissertation by Helena Van Praet, titled Feeling-Thinking: Embodiment and Knowledge in the Poetry of Rozalie Hirs and Anne Carson, will take place. The location is the Sénat académique, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Halles universitaires, Place de l’Université 1, […]
publication – forum
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 7:00 PM, the new issue of the architecture magazine Forum (Volume LVII, No. 9) is presented to the public. It features contributions around the theme The Bedroom, with work by Bart de Baets, Like Bijlsma, Carmen Buitenhuis, Anne Dessing, Niels Geerts, Vibeke Gieskes, Birgitte […]
performance – poetry and science #1: mathematics, knaw, Amsterdam
On Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 19:30, the KNAW invites you to an exceptional evening where poetry and mathematics intersect at the historic Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, Amsterdam. The central question of the evening explores whether art and science once spoke a shared language — a language that captured both the […]
performance – international poetry festival 4th edition, roeselare, belgium
On Sunday 24 November 2024, starting at 15:00 CET, the fourth edition of the International Poetry Festival takes place in Roeselare, Belgium. This year, the festival hosts a dozen poets, including Steven Van Der Heyden (Roeselare’s city poet), Aschwin van den Abeele, Catherine Barsics, Christophe Batens, Tsead Bruinja, Lies Gallez, […]
poetry performance – boektopia, genk, belgium
->> Nederlands On Saturday afternoon, 23 November 2024, Boektopia goes on tour and celebrates poetry at the Public Library in Genk, Belgium. Rozalie Hirs is one of the guest poets there. Further information will follow after the summer. November Book Month. The book fair Boektopia brings authors with readings, performances […]
platonic id (2025-06) – contemporary ensemble academy, royal conservatory, the hague
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 17:00 CET, the music composition Platonic ID (2005-06) by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by ASKO|Schönberg, will be performed during the Contemporary Ensemble Academy at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. The ensemble, under the direction of Joey Marijs, will perform at the Conservatorium Hall, Amare […]
bee sage (2023) – modern music series, galerie marzee, nijmegen
Join us on Sunday 17 November 2024 at 16:00 CET for a captivating recital by cellist Katharina Gross and bass clarinetist Fie Schouten as part of the Modern Music Series at Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen. The program includes bee sage (2023), a recent music composition by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Schouten […]
wat deed ik daar – book presentation tsead bruinja, perdu
On 15 November 2024, at 20:00 CET, the new poetry collection wat deed ik daar (Uitgeverij Querido, 2024) by Tsead Bruinja is presented at Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam. The evening features readings by fellow poets Mischa Andriessen, Sasja Janssen, Heidi Koren, Bas Kwakman, Astrid Lampe, Henk van der Waal, and […]
meet the composer: rozalie hirs, contemporary ensemble academy, kc, the hague
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 18:30-20:30 CET, composer Rozalie Hirs is a special guest at the Meet the Composer session, organized by the Contemporary Ensemble Academy at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague. The session takes place in Studio 2, located within the Royal Conservatory’s Amare building, Spui, The Hague. […]
babel – pass-the-poem, newsletter, lira
October 25, 2024. This week marks the release of edition 70 of Lira News, which features the new pass-the-poem #6 ‘babel’ by Rozalie Hirs. Langelaar wrote pass-the-poem #5 ‘Wind’ (edition 69, July 2024) and passed the baton to Rozalie Hirs. “If you are not yet familiar with the work of […]
sound color magic – review mark van der voort, concertzender
October 20, 2024. Mark van der Voort published a glowing review titled “Kolderpathos and Sound Color Magic” about the premiere concert of charms, symmetries by Rozalie Hirs, performed by Ensemble Klang. In the review, he writes, among other things: “Hirs presented one of her most accessible works. In charms, symmetries, […]
melodies ripple through time – review dennis bajram, volkskrant
17 October 2024. A delightful four-star review titled “Ensemble Klang Surprises with Brilliant Arrangement of Satie’s Parade” by Dennis Bajram was published in De Volkskrant today. Among other things, Bajram writes: “In Tilburg the new concert season of De Link has started. Last Tuesday, Ensemble Klang performed a new work […]
charms, symmetries (2024), ensemble klang, amare, the hague
On 16 October 2024, Ensemble Klang presents the new work charms, symmetries (2024) by Rozalie Hirs at Amare/Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague. The new work was commissioned by the ensemble.
charms, symmetries (2024), ensemble klang, de link – world premiere
On 15 October 2024, Ensemble Klang presents the world premiere of the new work charms, symmetries (2024) by Rozalie Hirs in De Link, Tilburg. The new work by Rozalie Hirs was commissioned by the ensemble.
performance – 41st poetry night, tivoli vredenburg, utrecht
On Saturday 5 October 2024 from 20:00 CET, the 41st Nacht van de Poëzie (Poetry Night) takes place in the Great Hall of TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. Among the guest poets are Mahat Arab, Simone Atangana Bekono, Daan Doesborgh, Bibi Dumon Tak, Anna Enquist, Lies Van Gasse, Astrid Haerens, Kees ’t Hart, […]
the case for a small language network (2024) – installation, mu, eindhoven
From 4 October until 24 November 2024, the museum installation The Case for a small Language Network (2024), which visual artist Richard Vijgen made in collaboration with Rozalie Hirs, based on her poetry book oneindige zin (infinite sense, 2021), is exhibited at MU, Eindhoven. The installation came about with financial […]
artemis (2022) – radio france broadcast
On Sunday 1 September 2024, Radio France broadcasts a selection of contemporary Dutch music. Philosopher Lambert Dousson and artistic director of the A|S Fedor Teunisse talk about the works and their composers. Part of the broadcast is artemis (2022) by Rozalie Hirs. See below for a full playlist with all […]
performance – poëzie in de oude pastorie, kapelle-op-den-bos, belgium
On 31 August 2024 between 14:00-18:30, the Poëzie in de Oude Pastorie Festival (Poetry in the Old Rectory festival) takes place at the Old Rectory in Kapelle-op-den-Bos (near Mechelen), Belgium. Poetry in the Old Rectory is an annual low-threshold poetry festival where established poets & up-and-coming talents, local writers & […]
charms, symmetries (2024)
22 August 2024. charms, symmetries (2024) by Rozalie Hirs is a new music composition for saxophones (soprano saxophone, 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, in various combinations), trombone, vibraphone, piano and electric (bass) guitar. The piece was commissioned by Ensemble Klang. In Memoriam Louis Andriessen (1939-2021).
poetry performance – hof van bollé, aardenburg, zeeland
On Sunday 18 August 2024, Casa Portiera ABC welcomes poets/word artists Philip Hoorne, Daryl Grootfaam, Ad van Rijswijk, and Rozalie Hirs for a poetry event at Aardenburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands. With music performances by David Marcinek and Wiechert Vermeulen. The sound engineer is Jeets Durenkamp. The event takes place at […]
love and courage, you need the two – interview jelle van riet, de standaard
27 July 2024. Today, De Standaard publishes the interview with Rozalie Hirs ‘Love and courage, you need the two’ by Jelle van Riet (interview: Jelle Van Riet; photography: Desiré van den Berg). Van Riet is a Flemish journalist, writer and podcast maker, known for more than 20 years for her […]
performance – leiden poetry night, de burcht
On Friday evening, June 21, 2024, midsummer night, Rozalie Hirs is one of the guest poets during the Leidse Poëzienacht (Leiden Poetry Night) in the Burcht, Leiden. She will read from her new collection of dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Querido, 2024). The organization of the Leidse Poëzienacht is in the hands […]
adonis blue (2023), amstel quartet – world premiere version for saxophone quartet
On June 15, 2024 at 16:00 CET, the Amstel Quartet presents the world premiere of adonis blue (2023) by Rozalie Hirs, in a new arrangement for saxophone quartet created by the composer. The Amstel Quartet consists of Vitaly Vatulya (soprano saxophone), Olivier Sliepen (alto saxophone), Bas Apswoude (tenor saxophone), Harry […]
performance – eus book club, dutch national television
On Wednesday 5 June 2024, Rozalie Hirs will be the guest poet at Eus’ Boekenclub (Eus’ Book Club) on NPO2 (Dutch national television, channel 2). Watch the program live on television or back on NPO Start. From the Burgerweeshuis in Deventer, Özcan Akyol, also known as Eus, talks with his […]
bee sage (2023), neue musik in sankt ruprecht, vienna – austrian premiere
On 26 May 2024, bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross perform a recital at the Neue Musik concert series in St Ruprecht, Vienna, Austria. The programme includes the Austrian premiere of the duo bee sage for cello and bass clarinet (2023) by Rozalie Hirs. In addition, Schouten and […]
bee sage (2023), unerhörte musik, berlin – german premiere
On 30 April 2024, bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross will play at the Unerhörte Musik concert series, Berlin, Germany. The concert program Kollisionen includes the German premiere of the duo bee sage for cello and bass clarinet (2023) by Rozalie Hirs. Furthermore, Schouten and Gross will perform […]
presentation monument for ilse starkenburg
On Friday afternoon, April 19, 2024 at 15:00 CET, a new sculpture by visual artist Timon Hagen is presented at Zoutkeetsplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The monument in memory of the poet Ilse Starkenburg, contains a selection of her work. In addition, there is an exhibition in the window galleries of […]
come out – review alfred schaffer, de groene amsterdammer
April 17, 2024. Today the latest issue (2024/no.16) of the Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammer was published, including Alfred Schaffer’s fine review ‘Come out’ of dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024) by Rozalie Hirs. Read the full article online on De Groene’s website or buy the magazine at your favorite bookshop.
bringing memories to life – review helena van praet, poëziekrant, ghent, belgium
March 28, 2024. The latest issue of the Poëziekrant (Poetry Newspaper) 2/2024 contains, among many other things, Helena Van Praet’s beautiful review, ‘Bringing memories to life through sprinkle speech,’ about the poetry collection dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Querido, 2024) by Rozalie Hirs. Van Praet writes: “Hirs makes use of an impressive […]