Besmette Stad expands with three new contributions

Give a contemporary response to De Aftocht, the last poem from Paul van Ostaijen’s Bezette Stad. That was the brief of the open call launched by deBuren, Paul van Ostaijengenootschap, Explore The North, Leeuwarden City of Literature, Europäisches Laboratory, Sabam For Culture, International Association for Dutch Studies, de Brakke Grond and vanostaijenleeft for the summer.

Because De Aftocht was responded in so many surprising ways, the jury selected no fewer than three winners. In the coming weeks, get to know the work of Reinout de Pauw, Nassar Yahya and Karlijn Sonderen Smit!

Already this week in Besmette Stad: Reinout’s contribution.

Photo Reinout de Pauw: Tom Swalens