© Shaheer Tarar, »The Compression Zone«, 2025
Admission: 6/4 Euro
Tickets: haus-fuer-poesie.org
Photo: Sarang Sena
Since 2000, World Poetry Day has been held under the patronage of the German UNESCO Commission on March 21 each year. It recognises the importance of poetry, the diversity of language as a cultural asset and the significance of oral traditions. The Haus für Poesie in Berlin has organized the main event in Germany together with its partners, including Akademie Schloss Solitude, since the event’s inauguration. This year, current fellow Maaz Bin Bilal will represent Akademie Schloss Solitude, reading from his texts.
This year’s stage features: The Indian poet Maaz Bin Bilal (born 1986 in Delhi), the Syrian poets Kholoud Charaf (born 1981 in Al-Mojaimr) and Hanadi Zarka (born 1974 in Latakia), and the Belarusian poets Volha Hapeyeva (born 1982 in Minsk) and Zmicier Vishniou (born 1973 in Debrecen). Marie Kaiser, journalist at radioeins, will introduce the authors and moderate the evening.
Under the patronage of the German UNESCO Commission
A joint event held by the Haus für Poesie and the German UNESCO Commission, Akademie Schloss Solitude, the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program, and the Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf
participated in
more Events
Image: Agnieszka Mastalerz, »Mould«, 2025, 7min 21sec, film frame. Performers: Adrianna Mrowiec (and choreographer), Agnieszka Janosz, Director of Photography: Marcin Gołąb. The film was financed by the Young Poland Scholarship for 2024, granted by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
Jan 17, 2026
Agnieszka Mastalerz presents her film »Mould« at Stuttgarter Filmwinter
Rachel Gill, »The Eight Positions or Could This Go on Forever?«, 2024. Performer: Chelsea Hecht. Photo: Anna Witenberg.