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fan Fryslân

Poet of Fryslân

The Poet of Fryslân writes six to ten poems a year, and knows how to reach and tie to an audience with his poetry. The poems are highly preferred in the Frisian language or in a Frisian regional language.

The Poet of Fryslân acts as a poetic ambassador and takes care of Fryslân’s poetic representation in a modern and inviting manner. Inside and outside the province. Preferably inspired by actual events or special moments that occur in our province. The Poet of Fryslân knows, in a contemporary and accessible way, how to present current and social themes in poetry.

The Poet of Fryslân is expected to perform a number of times a year on yet to be determined occasions.

Sigrid Kingma

Sigrid Kingma (Drachten, 1989) studied Dutch and Frisian at the University of Groningen. She is known as a stage poet and performs regularly within and outside of the Province of Fryslân and as a poet, reviewer and columnist, Sigrid Kingma has made contributions to several magazines.

In 2016 she made her debut with the bilingual poetry collection ‘Reade triedleas/Red wireless’. Since then she has participated in several international multilingual projects. “I don’t want to limit myself to one kind of audience, one style or even one art form; I want to keep reinventing myself.”