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| Zuzana Husárová and SJ Fowler |
Maria Barnas and Colin Herd
Peter Zavada and Jan Musil
Efe Duyan and Anna Siedykh
Zuzana Husárová and SJ Fowler
Petra Pálkovácsová and Laura Davis
Lavinia Singer and Caitlin Nugent
Alex Murphy and Sophia Rahim
Patrick Cosgrove and Richard Marshall
March 11th 2026
The Poetry Society Cafe, London
22 Betterton St, London WC2H 9BX
poetrysociety.org.uk/poetry-cafe
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| Laura Davis and Petra Pálkovácsová |
A special standalone Camarade event, where Versopolis poets visiting from multiple nations presented new works made with UK-based poet pairs - a series of premiere performances of literary and experimental poetry, all at the brilliant Poetry Society Cafe in the heart of the Covent Garden.
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| Patrick Cosgrove and Richard Marshall |
Versopolis is one of the biggest poetry projects to ever take place in Europe, linking together innumerate poets and festivals, constantly creating connections and collaborations. Who could be a better partner for the European Poetry Festival?
www.versopolis.com
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| Lavinia Singer and Caitlin Nugent |
Versopolis, founded in 2014, is a European poetry platform that creates new and sustainable opportunities for emerging poets. It supports the transnational mobility, visibility, and recognition of authors, offering a nurturing environment for artistic development across borders. The platform has been selected three times under the Creative Europe initiative “Support for European Platforms,” reflecting its relevance, reach, and long-term cultural impact.
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| Jan Musil and Peter Zavada |
Versopolis enables emerging European poets to build international careers, placing their voices in dialogue with diverse audiences, languages, and literary communities. Like a literary agency without borders, it provides substantial organizational, financial, editorial, and promotional support. Poets are invited to leading European festivals, their work is translated into multiple languages, and they are integrated into a wide, supportive network of cultural actors.
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| Efe Duyan and Anna Siedykh |
Translations are at the heart of the platform’s mission — Versopolis ensures that poets’ works circulate in print, digital, and multimedia formats, including e-books, booklets, online articles, and the Versopolis poetry database. Just as crucial is its strong commitment to mobility, offering poets curated guest appearances at international festivals, where they connect with fellow authors, readers, publishers, translators, and cultural organizers.
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| Alex Murphy and Sophia Rahim |
Curated by SJ Fowler and Aljaž Koprivnikar.
This is the fifth Versopolis European Poetry Festival event, following events in 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025
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| Maria Barnas and Colin Herd |
