The European Poet of Freedom, March 19th - 22nd 2014 (Gdańsk/Poland)

 The European Poet of Freedom Festival is not only the leading literature event in Gdańsk, but it is also visible on the national level. Poland is perceived as the poets’ land, yet still poetry is highly unappreciated, or celebrated in a very pompous and sacred way. The Festival leaves the area of the experts and mystery, opens up towards broader audience and crosses the language barrier. It proposes a fresh, worship-free ways of interpretation and functions of the poetry in the contemporary society – says Tadeusz Dąbrowski, the art director of the Festival.

Poets nominated for the Award:

Erwin Einzinger (Austria), "Nóż z Odessy" (2009),
Guy Goffette (Belgium), "Pożegnania u skraju" (2007),
Dorota Jagić (Croatia), "Kanapa na rynku" (2011),
Jaan Kaplinski (Estonia), "Po drugiej stronie jeziora" (2008),
Pandelis Boukalas (Greece), "Czasowniki" (2009),
Toktarali Tanżaryk (Kazakhstan), "Stronice Nocy" (2008),
Iren Baumann (Switzerland), "Gdy dojeżdżający są jeszcze w drodze do domu" (2011).

Translators nominated for the Award:

Sława Lisiecka, (Austria),
Zdzisław Jaskuła (Austria),
Małgorzata Wierzbicka (Croatia),
Ryszard Wojnakowski (Switzerland),
Anna Wasilewska (Belgium),
Henryk Jankowski (Kazakhstan),
Michał Bzinkowski (Greece),
Aarne Puu (Estonia).

http://www.europejskipoetawolnosci.pl/en/2014/news/the-european-poet-of-freedom-march-19th-22nd-2014/