Past events
Ars Poetica
This is an evening of inquiry. How does poetry resonate, rupture, and reimagine? What can poetry do in dark times?
Intimate Reading with Koleka Putuma
Join us for an intimate evening reading in our bookshop with Koleka Putuma.
The Dream of Every Cell
With Maricela Guerrero, Bernke Klein Zandvoort, Lisa Thunnissen and Jimena Casas. Part of our transatlantic voices series.
Intimate Reading with Phoebe Eccles
Join us for an intimate early evening reading in our bookshop with Phoebe Eccles & Frides van de Ven.
Bad $ubject
With Alara Adilow, hannah baer, and Rosie Stockton.
Launch of TRANSCRIPT #3
Launch of literary magazine TRANSCRIPT, with readings by Julie Peters and Luuk Vulkers, introduced by Daniël van der Winden.
Diction
An evening of performative readings by María Paris Borda and Juana Adcock. Part of our transatlantic voices series.
Felix & Sofie: What the hek!? Een filosofie van omheining
horseshoe to heart / togethers in motion
day 2
This year's Voice as Landscape spring gathering explores the potential of the voice and voicings mobilized in correspondence. Friday in the theatre, Saturday in a garden. Hosted by Alec Mateo and Lorenzo García-Andrade.
horseshoe to heart / togethers in motion
day 1
This year's Voice as Landscape spring gathering explores the potential of the voice and voicings mobilized in correspondence. Friday in the theatre, Saturday in a garden. Hosted by Alec Mateo and Lorenzo García-Andrade.
Majestic Casual–Profumo Affair:
Billy Morgan meets Sands Murray
(Educational Anti-Entertainment)
Launch of Prelude, a performance and moving image series. Hosted by Titus Nouwens (Prelude), Marija Cetinić, and Lorenzo García-Andrade (Voice as Landscape).
Stichting Breukvlakken present:
The desire for civilization
launch nY #56 'symptomen lezen': een avond over patiëntenliteratuur
With: Nadia de Vries, Tessel Veneboer, Hannah van Hove, Andries Hiskes, Sarah De Mul and Mia You.
Creative-Critical Approaches to the Health Humanities
Symposium on the emerging field of ‘health humanities’, which has been highlighting the value of complementary perspectives on health, medicine and disability from fields like literature, anthropology sociology, philosophy and cultural analysis.
transatlantic voices:
on latin american feminist poetry
~workshop series~
a five-session poetry reading and writing workshop held every other wednesday evening from may 7 to july 2 at perdu’s bookshop
Intimate reading with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs
This Saturday, join for an intimate late afternoon reading with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs.
Vers van het Mes 2025
Wodehouse Film Festival
A screening programme of films based on several Wodehouse works.
Gewaande paradijzen
On the legacy of Kees Ouwens. With Johan Herrenberg, Frank Keizer, Sarah de Koning, Lars Meijer and Femke Zwiep. Hosts: Lars Meijer and Benjamin De Roover.
NOTHING WILL REMAIN OTHER THAN THE THORN LODGED IN THE THROAT OF THIS WORLD
With Haig Aivazian, Noor Abed and Rick Geene.
Book launch:
verblijf
Launch of the poetry collection debut of Yasmin Namavar.
Stichting Breukvlakken presents:
The desire for recognition
Poetry presentation:
De harmonie der scheuren, by Samuel Vriezen
Samuel Vriezen worked on this poem for ten years. It dissects the borders of Europe.
Andreas Burnier: queer pioneer
An afternoon with Minke Douwesz and Marie-José Klaver on queer literary pioneer Andreas Burnier.
Boekpresentatie: Tranen van kristal
Uitgeverij Magonia presents Huib Afman's debut poetry collection: Tranen van kristal.
Symposium Poetica
A symposium to mark the conclusion of Perdu's Project-workshop for writers working on major literary projects. With Ka(a)te Dejonckheere, Astrid Dewaele, asha karami, Mila Lanfermeijer, Tessa van Leeuwen, Flora Kenza Nacer, Dewi de Nijs Bis, Max Urai.
An Evening with Nat Raha & Lisa Jay Jeschke
An evening with Nat Raha & Lisa Jay Jeschke, on the occassion of apparitions (nines), Nat's most recent collection; and Left Freedom, Lisa's most recent collection. Hosted by Oliver Taylor.
Book presentation:
Hoe de liefde vergleed
Kiki Amsberg's latest book, about a Jewish-German banker, a young actress and a family secret.
Kleine heilige dingen
Annemieke Dannenberg presents her debut novel, Kleine heilige dingen.
AICA-salon:
What is feminist art?
Discussion and conversation about feminist art and art criticism, in the wake of the the exhibition Feministische Kunst Internationaal.
Theatre:
Nellie
A theatre play organized by Theater Na de Dam and De Dansonderneming.
Bewijzen: Baren en abortus in de poëzie
A poetic inquiry into the experience of giving birth and abortion. With Rodante van der Waal, Mia You, Laurine Verweijen, and Trudy Dehue. Host: Jarmo Berkhout.
Felix & Sofie:
Decolonisation of the mind with Frantz Fanon
Felix & Sofie dive into the work of anitcolonial philosopher, freedom fighter, and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon.
HUMA-café
Pablo Lamberti: An Exercise in Life
Lamberti takes us on a trip through the lifestyles of philosophers like Seneca, Plutarchus and Marcus Aurelius.
everywhere, nowhere but rooted
An evening dedicated to exploring the relationship between radio, voice and performance, viewed through the lens of three pieces that work with language, (hi)stories, archive, place, time and distance within the sonic realm. Hosted by Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee and Voice as Landscape
Arjen Fortuin on his biography of Gerrit Kouwenaar, Men moet
The new edition of De biografie in psychoanalyse, a series by Stichting Breukvlakken.
Book launch:
Postkamer
Launch of Postkamer, the latest poetry collection of Ingmar Heytze.
Book launch:
Die onvermijdelijkheden
Jan Baeke presents his new poetry collection Die onvermijdelijkheden (De Bezige Bij).
Discussion:
The non-liberal counter-revolution of right radicalism.
With Marijn Kruk & Sandew Hira.
The Dichtersmarathon 2025!
The yearly Poets Marathon organised in the framework of Poëzieweek 2025. Invited poets will be announced soon!
Jugoslovenska Kinoteka
Shira Wolfe presents her debut poetry collection.
Intimate Readings: George Abraham
An intimate Sunday afternoon reading in our bookstore. Hosted by asha karami.
Studies for No
A program of performative readings by students of the MA Critical Studies at Sandberg Instituut. Hosted by Marija Cetinić.
Presentation Transcript #2
TRANSCRIPT is a literary magazine, edited by Daniël van der Winden and Iris Cuppen.
Thinking on Fire: Bachelard on the Candle
A programme in collaboration with Parrèsia.
HUMA-café with Lieke Asma:
Blind spots: How implicit presumptions (mis)guide you
Quivering Bloom
An exploration of diasporic subjectivity through the lens of Chinese poetics. Guests: Zishi Han & Wei Yang, and Kaixin Chen Host: Lorenzo Garcia Andrade (Voice as Landscape).
Stichting Breukvlakken presents:
Sex and love
On the complex relationship between sexual drives and love.