Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Knaackstr. 97 D-10435 Berlin Tel: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 0 http://www.literaturwerkstatt.org Press release Press & Publicity Boris Nitzsche & Jutta Büchter Tel: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 25 Fax: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 30 E-Mail: [email protected] Monday, 28 April 2014 Poems of protest – poems from Gezi Park When the bulldozers rolled on to Gezi Park in Istanbul a year ago, they sparked off a protest that spilled over to cover the whole country and is not over yet. Resistance to the building of a shopping centre led to a fight for more democracy and press freedom in Turkey and against corruption and arbitrary behaviour by the government that is still going on today. From the very beginning it is above all poets who have been giving the protesters a voice. On 7 June 2014 writers, artists and actors who Onur Orhan are themselves part of the protest movement will be guests of the 15th poesiefestival berlin. They include Onur Behramoğlu, Neslihan Yalman, Gökçenur Ç., Mehmet Altun, Efe Duyan and Kaan Koç Zeynep Altıok Akatlı, Onur Orhan, Barış Atay Mengüllü and Deniz Yücel. Poetry played a central role in the Gezi Park protests. Poems were painted on to the walls of houses, while books of verse were given out for the demonstrators to read and there were readings, concerts and other events, and poems were written and performed. The student who placed himself in front of a bulldozer and read became an icon of the uprising. All the participants in this event belong to the opposition and give the opposition a voice in their works, texts, reports and actions. They are constantly finding creative ways to get around censorship and reach the people – in the Internet or in the street. The Gezi Park protests are over, but their founding idea lives on. When in March 2014 a boy died from the injuries he received in the protests, the resistance flared up again. The 15th poesiefestival berlin takes place from 5 – 13 June 2014 in the Academy of Arts in Hanseatenweg. For more information please visit www.literaturwerkstatt.org The poesiefestival berlin is a project by the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin in cooperation with the Academy of the Arts and gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. Sat. 7 June 2014, 6 pm 15th poesiefestival berlin Discussion: Gezi Park and hackers’ truth Venue: Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin With Onur Behramoğlu, Zeynep Altıok Akatlı, Onur Orhan, Barış Atay Mengüllü and Deniz Yücel Sat. 7 June 2014, 8 pm 15th poesiefestival berlin Reading: Turkey – uprising in verse Venue: Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin With Onur Behramoğlu, Neslihan Yalman, Gökçenur Ç., Mehmet Altun, Efe Duyan and Kaan Koç Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Knaackstr. 97 D-10435 Berlin Tel: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 0 http://www.literaturwerkstatt.org Sat. 7 June 2014, 10 pm 15th poesiefestival berlin Concert: Panzehir Venue: Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Enquiries and information: Boris Nitzsche & Jutta Büchter Press & Publicity, Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Tel: 030. 48 52 45 25 www.literaturwerkstatt.org Press & Publicity Boris Nitzsche & Jutta Büchter Tel: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 25 Fax: +49. 30. 48 52 45 – 30 E-Mail: [email protected]
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