6 poets in 60 minutes

Texts in English and Dutch

Spoken word artist and doctoral candidate Alexander Cromer (Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden University) curates this celebration of contemporary poetry and recitation techniques in which a new generation of spoken word artists display their artistry, their passion and their politics. By placing contemporary poetic style in the context of OverActing, we question just how closely the rhymical, musical quality of today’s spoken word approaches the declamation of the past?

Alexander Cromer curator

Spoken word artists

Anagu 

Jackie Ashkin

Tatenda Chimhanda

Sascha Luinenburg

Laura Molsbergen

Nick van der Reijden