Why can literature and poetry be so beautiful? “Dichter fan Fryslân” (poet of Fryslân) Nyk de Vries, gives the answer in his literary curriculum that he made especially for secondary schools in Fryslân. As of today, all secondary schools in Fryslân can book a free school performance by the Poet of Fryslân for the coming school year (’20 – ’21) via the Poet of Fryslân website.
“Dichter fan Fryslân” offers various teaching programs on poetry and literature, in combination with music and video. The programs consist of a performance and a lesson in one.
Nyk de Vries tells his own story in an accessible and humorous way, to a large extent. That is a story about his own high school years – as a construction worker son from a family where literature was not self-evident. He talks about his own pleasure and insecurities at the time, about being in love, about having expectations and especially about how he came into contact with writing and literature during those years.
The “Dichter fan Fryslân” project is an initiative of the province of Fryslân and is being carried out by the Afûk. With the appointment of a poet from Fryslân, the province wants to draw a broader public’s attention to the art form of poetry.
