The Camarade in Europe – collaborative poetry live

The Camarade is a format of live literary events that the EPF has pioneered. It simply asks pairs of poets, or artists, or members of the public from across different nations,, many of whom have never met before, to produce new collaborative works for the night of the event, with no criteria other than a time limit. This non-determinate curatorial model creates innate innovation and explorations of the possibilities around live poetry and performance. Moreover, it creates friendships and communities. These events are rapid fire and energised but fundamentally serious and complex in the work they often produce. These events make up the core programme of the EPF in the UK, but are also commissioned for one-off nights in places across Europe. https://www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/camarade 

• The Vilnius Camarade at Paviljono Book Weekend, Lithuania November 31st 2019

• The Bergen Camarade at Bergen Bibliotek, Norway September 2019

• The Kosice Camarade at LIKE Festival, Slovakia September 28th 2019

• The Vienna Camarade, Austria January 26th 2019

• The Ljubljana Camarade, Slovenia January 12th 2019

• Leaving-our-own-continent Camarade at The Gulbenkian – Canterbury March 28th 2019