First applications for ‘Dichter van Fryslân’ have been received

28/07/2017

A week after the opening of the subscription period, the first applications for ‘Poet of Fryslân’ have been received. Want to apply? Send a brief motivation together with one self-written new Frisian poem fia the application form on this website.

On this website you will also find more information about the procedure, what we ask and what we offer. The subscription period runs until Sunday 10 September. 43 days left …

New poem by Poet Laureate of Friesland

23/07/2024

The Poet Laureate of Friesland, Arjan Hut: “Shall we just assume that it is still raining when this poem appears? The weather can force us inside. But for some a window is a privacy leak, for others a thing to to look outside.”

New poem Poet laureate of Fryslân

04/04/2024

‘Less WiFi, more poetry’ is the latest poem by Arjan Hut as Poet laureate of Fryslân. Can also be read today in the Friesch Dagblad, the Leeuwarder Courant and on the Omrop Fryslân website.