On Saturday 12 September 2020 at 14:00 CET Rozalie Hirs is featured guest at Ontmoet de dichter (Meet the poet) in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Wim van Til hosts the afternoon and interviews Rozalie on her poetic work and ideas. In addition, the poet reads selections from three of her most […]
Tag: Geluksbrenger
pratt institute, new york, united states – lecture
On 19 November 2019 from 14:00-15:50 EST Rozalie Hirs gives at talk to the Creative Writing class of professor Christian Hawkey at Pratt Institute, New York. Topics include the influence and the use of multilingualism, music, and digital media in her writing. And the influence of poetry on her music. […]
marché de la poésie , paris, france – interview
On Sunday 9 June 2019 at 15:30 CET Margot Dijkgraaf interiews the poets Simone Atangana Bekono, Rozalie Hirs, Hester Knibbe, and translator and Jan Mysjkin during Phares du Nord #10. In addition Atangana Bekono, Hirs, Knibbe and their translators Kim Andringa and Jan Mysjkin also read their poems in Dutch and French. This event is part of the 37th Marché de la Poésie, supported by the Netherlands Foundation for Literature.
37 marché de la poésie, paris, france – guest poet
From 8 until 9 June 2019 Rozalie Hirs is a guest poet at the 37th Marché de la Poésie, Paris, France, and as such one of the official delegates of the Netherlands Foundation for Literature. She performs during the evening program on Saturday 8 June 2019 at 18:30 CET and […]
bridge of babel (2009)
to the sun (2006) – us premiere
On 27 April 2019 at 12:00 (noon) Rozalie Hirs is presenting a poetry performance/ lecture at the Public Library in San Francisco, California, United States. The event takes place during the National Poetry Month. Rozalie talks about intermedial aspects of her poetry and music, followed by a poetry reading and […]
world poetry festival, montevideo, uruguay
From 2 until 7 April 2019 Rozalie Hirs is a guest poet at the World Poetry Festival/ Mundial Poético de Montevideo, Uruguay. During the festival Hirs and other international poets from France, Spain, Brasil, Perú, Haiti, Argentina, perform in different cities around Uruguay. In addition the new Spanish poetry book […]
ahora es una rosa (2019)
Montevideo, Uruguay, 23 March 2019. Rozalie Hirs’ first full length poetry collection in Spanish ahora es una rosa (2019) has just come out. Diego Puls translated Hirs’ poems into Spanish. Publisher Gustavo Wojciechowski has designed the book appearing with Yauguru Books, Montevideo, Uruguay. The book contains an essay by Hirs […]
on work in stuttering, poetry, interactivity – lecture
On 16 January 2019 from 12:30 until 14:30 Rozalie Hirs presents a lecture on her poetry book gestamelde werken (work in stuttering; Amsterdam: Querido|Singeluitvergerijen, 2012), and digital and interactive applications of her poetry at the University of Utrecht/ Teachers College (Hogeschool Utrecht/ Lerarenopleiding Nederlands), Utrecht, The Netherlands. The lecture is […]
rozalie @ lyrikline.org
27 November 2018. As of today a selection of Rozalie’s poems, some of their translations, as well as her readings in the original language, have been added to lyrikline. Happy reading and listening! Lyrikline – Listen to the poet is the greatest international online body of poetry today. With special […]
gestammelte werke (berlin: kookbooks, 2017) – publication
1 July 2017. gestammelte werke, the brandnew poetry compendium by Rozalie Hirs, is now published by kookbooks, Berlin. The poems are selected by its publisher Daniela Seel from Hirs’ five most recent poetry books: Speling (Amsterdam: Querido, 2005), Geluksbrenger (Amsterdam: Querido, 2008), gestamelde werken (Amsterdam: Querido, 2012), Curvices and Musicles […]
portrait concert, festival van vlaanderen, belgium – poetry and music
On 24 April 2016 Penhuis Kortrijk and Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk present a portrait concert with poetry and music by Rozalie Hirs. Alain Delmotte is the host of the event, consisting of a performance by the Bozzini Quartet of Hirs’ string quartets Zenit (2010) and Nadir (2014), as well as […]
family tree (2006), japan
On 12 March 2015 at 20:00 the percussionist Peter Prommel performs Family Tree (English, German, Dutch; music, poem: Rozalie Hirs; animation: Harm van den Dorpel) at the occasion of the TROMP Repertoire Days 2015 in Kawasaki, Japan. Date: 2015-03-12 Location: TROMP Repertoire Days 2015, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Kawasaki, […]
život mogućnosti (2014), bosnia & herzegovina – debate
Book presentation of ‘život mogućnosti’ by Rozalie Hirs (Serbian, Croatian translation: Jelica Novaković, Radovan Lučić). Poetry book. Banja Luka: Kuća Poezije/Biblioteka Prevodi, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2014. 15 April 2014 at 12:00 CET, Visoka škola za ekonomiju i informatiku (Higher education for economics en informatics), Ulica Mitropolita Petra Zimonića bb, Prijedor, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
život mogućnosti (2014), bosnia & herzegovina – booklaunch
Book presentation of ‘život mogućnosti’ by Rozalie Hirs (Serbian, Croatian translation: Jelica Novaković, Radovan Lučić). Poetry book. Banja Luka: Kuća Poezije/Biblioteka Prevodi, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2014. 14 April 2014 at 19:00 CET, Banski dvor Cultural Center, Kulturni centar, Trg srpskih vladara 1, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
bridge of babel (2009) – uk premieres
in la (2003), pulsars (2007)
On 17 March 2012 Rozalie Hirs performs three musical compositions based on original texts as part of the performance lecture Rozalie Hirs: New music, new poetry at the StAnza International Poetry Festival. The pieces are Bridge of Babel (2009), In LA (2003, English version, 2010) and Pulsars (2007). Additionally, she […]
poètes néerlandais de la modernité (2012) – book launch
On 2 February 2 2012 at 20:00 the anthology Poètes Néerlandais de la Modernité (Paris: Le Temps des Cerises, 2012), compiled by Henri Deluy, is launched. Thomas Möhlmann introduces the program, after which the poets Erik Lindner, Anneke Brassinga, Saskia de Jong, Rozalie Hirs, and the translators Henri Deluy and […]
poet in the house, atelier paul van laere, the hague
On 24 September 2011 Rozalie Hirs is giving five lectures (at 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00) on, and including, poetry, as part of the event Dichter aan huis (“Poet in the house”) in The Hague. During this event, some fifty poets are performing, each in a different living room […]
bridge of babel (2009), geluksbrenger online (2008)
As part of Kunstenfestival Watou, Rozalie Hirs is performing her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009) on July 16, 2011. Additionally, she is reading several poems (cycles) and giving a lecture about the installation Geluksbrenger online (2011). This interactive work, developed by Hirs in collaboration with visual artist Harm van […]
prix poésie-média 2011 – nomination
On 20 May 2011 the five nominees for the Prix de Poésie Média 2011 are presented during the BIPVAL (Biennale des poètes en Val-de-Marne) in Paris, France. One of the nominated works is the interactive website Geluksbrenger online, developed as a collaboration between Rozalie Hirs (poetry, music, voice) and visual […]
geluksbrenger online (2008) – presentation
in la (2003), pulsars (2007), bridge of babel (2009)
On 6 January 2011 Rozalie Hirs performs her compositions Bridge of Babel (2009), Pulsars (2007) and In LA (2003) at the Tetrahedron of the Logos Foundation in Ghent, Belgium. Additionally, she presents the new brandnew interactive poetry website Geluksbrenger, developed in close collaboration with visual artist Harm van den Dorpel. […]
family tree app (2006), literary translation days – lecture
On 10 December 2010 Rozalie Hirs presents a lecture on the digital poetry app Stamboom/ Arbre Généalogique/ Family Tree/ Stammbaum (2006), which she created in collaboration with Harm van den Dorpel. In addition, she reads her poem ‘Stamboom’, as well as translations of the text into French, English and German, […]
in la (2003), pulsars (2007), van het wonder is woord (2005)
On 16 September 2010 at 18:30 CET Rozalie Hirs performs her musical compositions In LA (2003), Pulsars (2007) and Van het wonder is woord (2005) at the Nederlands Instituut Athene (NIA), Greece. In addition, she reads some poems, and she gives a lecture about interdisciplinary work, including a discussion of […]
watou, belgium – exhibition
On 2 July 2009 the Flemish Arts Festival Watou opens with an installation of helium balloons, featuring poems by Bart Moeyart, Roland Jooris, Joke van Leeuwen, Leonard Nolens, Bart Meuleman, and Rozalie Hirs. The poem ‘Wereld van nu’ by Rozalie forms part of the installation until 6 September 2009. Date: […]
radio centraal, belgium – radio portrait
On 8 April 2009, from 17:00 to 19:00 the Belgian radio channel, Radio Centraal presents a radio portrait of Rozalie Hirs. Presenter and curator of the radio show is Rudi Claessens, who also recites a number of Hirs’s poems. programme Book of Mirrors (2001) ‘Levensloop’ (2003), Geluksbrenger, (Amsterdam: Querido, 2008) […]
curved space/ gekromde ruimte (2009) – world premiere
aan de zon de wereld, poetry pieces i-iii
On 5 April 2009 at 14:00 CET Gallery of Tones and Stevko Busch (curator, pianist) present WortMusik, a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The event features the music compositions Curved space/ Gekromde ruimte (2009), Poetry pieces I-III (2008), and Aan de zon de wereld (2006) by Rozalie Hirs. Ned McGowan […]
geluksbrenger (lucky charm, 2008) – book launch
On 27 November 2008 Mirjam van Hengel, poetry editor of Uitgeverij Querido, presents the first copy of Geluksbrenger (Amsterdam: Querido, 2008) to its poet Rozalie Hirs. In addition, there are performances by Jaap Blonk, Geert Buelens, Rozalie Hirs, and the Jackson Mac Low Band. The launch party takes place at […]
Geluksbrenger (Lucky Charm, 2008)
The musical poetry of Geluksbrenger (Amsterdam: Querido, The Netherlands, 2008) by Rozalie Hirs is constructed along the line of a ‘counterpoint’. Within a poem, Hirs seems to be stacking different poems on top of each other, processing them, splicing them, mixing them, shaking them, letting them flow into one another. And this is one single motion. In one breath. In sustained breath.
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article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008)
On 15 June 2008 the Dutch soprano Irene Maessen performs two concerts as part of Wendingen Festival at the Bijbels Museum (The Bible Museum), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The concerts feature the music composition article 5 [dolpin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. The piece is based on Rozalie’s poem ‘Tuimelaar’ […]
article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) – world premiere
On 14 June 2008 the Dutch soprano Irene Maessen presents the world premiere of music composition article 5 [dolpin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. Maessen sings the composition twice that day, at 13:00 and 14:00 resepctively. The concerts are part of Wendingen Festival at the Bijbels Museum (The Bible […]
vlinders, gras (2007)
On 28 September 2007 the Perdu Foundation celebrates Jaap en de Bonenstaak (English: Jack and the beanstalk), a new issue of the Belgian literary review Dietsche Warande & Belfort. During the evening the poets Arnoud van Adrichem (curator), Elma van Haren, Astrid Lampe, Pol Hoste, Anneke Brassinga, Miguel Declercq, Samuel […]