Over the course of three days last week, Baroj Akrayi (poet and short story writer, lives in Stockholm), Nazand Begikhani (poet and researcher at the University of Bristol), Ayaz Khonsyawashan (writer, journalist and ICORN Guest Writer in Bergen), Hossein Heidary (journalist and ICORN Guest Writer in Bergen), Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (writer, translator and musician, lives in Bergen), Frode Grytten (writer, lives in Bergen), Odveig Klyve (writer, film director and translator, lives in Stavanger), Chro Borhan (writer, born in Kurdistan, lived in Norway since she was four years old), Inghill Johansen (writer and teacher, lives in Asker), and Betreand Besigye (writer, born in Uganda, lives in Oslo) participated in literary events in Bergen, Stavanger and Oslo. Cathrine Strøm hosted all three evenings.
The Mem Û Zîn Tour aims to create a space where Kurdish voices in Scandinavia can meet local writers and the local audience. The events offered poetry in both Kurdish and Norwegian, and attracted a diverse audience.
