Shahrazad - Stories for life

Just in time for the European elections, the European constitution in verse is presented at Passa Porta, Brussel's international house of literature on March 27.

In 1999, UNESCO declared March 21st as World Poetry Day. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world.

Current Turkish women writers unabashedly rival their male
counterparts. Elif Shafak is clear proof of this. But women were

Culture, roots and identity are the key concepts in the songs of the
Moroccan singer Khalid Izri. His impressive voice is devoted entirely

Michael de Cock and Layla Nabulsi re-write stories
about the origin of humankind and the world that came blowing in from

The spotlight is turned on a Flemish poet and a poet from abroad. Will their approaches rhyme?

- BONNEFOOI: Faraj Bayrakdar (Syria) and Roland Jooris

The spotlight is turned on a Flemish poet and a poet from abroad. Will their approaches rhyme?

- BONNEFOOI:
Antonio Gamoneda (Spain) and Bart Vonck

Anyone who thinks that poetry should offer surprises will be happy with this. The spotlight is turned on a Flemish poet and a poet from abroad. Will their approaches rhyme?

This literary experiment is one of the projects in the framework of Shaharazad – Stories for life, funded by the European Commission and involving six European cities in six different countries.