2025, calendar, musical works, news

infinity stairs (cd, 2025)

In August 2025, the portrait album Infinity Stairs (2025) by Rozalie Hirs is to be released. It includes new recordings of her chamber and solo compositions, performed by the following musicians: 1 article 10 [prismes] (2021) Marie Ythier (cello) 2 article 5 [delphin, gekrümmte zeit] (2008; 2022 rev.) Keren Motseri […]

2025, calendar, news, residency

residency, wolkers garden, amsterdam

In the summer of 2025, Rozalie Hirs spends two weeks at the Wolkerstuin (Wolkers’ Garden) to work on her new poetry. 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 tended their garden […]

2025, musical works, news

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.

2025, calendar, news, poetry events

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. […]

2025, calendar, news, radio, livestream, printed media

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 […]

2025, calendar, news, poetry events

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) · […]

2025, calendar, lecture and debate, news, poetry events, radio, livestream, printed media

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 […]

2024, calendar, lecture and debate, news, poetry events

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, […]

2024, calendar, news, poetry events

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 […]

2024, calendar, musical works, news

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).

2024, calendar, news, poetry events

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 […]

2024, calendar, news, poetry events, radio, livestream, printed media

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 […]

2024, calendar, dutch, news, poetry books

dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024)

27 January 2024. dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024) is the ninth Dutch-language collection of poetry by Rozalie Hirs, published by Querido|Singel Publishers. The new collection is published during the national Poetry Week (25-31 January 2024). The book design is by Michaël Snitker. contents 1. poems from dagtekening van liefdesvormen 2. events […]

2023, calendar, musical works, news

bron (2023)

1 October 2023. bron (2023) is a new orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by the NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. bron (2023) is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti. Its world premiere takes place during the NTR Zaterdagmatinee at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 16 December […]

2025, calendar, musical works, news

list of musical works

List of musical works by Rozalie Hirs. Orchestral scores. Works for ensemble. Chamber and solo works. Instrumental works with or without electronic sounds. Works for spoken voice, based on own poetry, with or without electronic sounds. Electroacoustic or electronic music.