Poet of Fryslân performs in Bruxelles

02/09/2018

De Dichter fan Fryslân, Eeltsje Hettinga, slút op de twadde Fryslândei yn Brussel it it formele part fan de byienkomst ôf mei in foardracht.

Yn Brussel wurdt tiisdei foar de twadde kear in Fryslândei hâlden. Dat bart yn de foarm fan in konferinsje oer regionale identiteit en meartaligens yn de Solvay-biblioteek, flak achter it Europeesk Parlemint. Op de Fryslândei wurdt tiisdei sprutsen troch ûnder oare kommissaris fan de Kening Arno Brok, troch steatssekretaris Ingbert Liebing fan Sleeswyk-Holstein, de Fryske Europarlemintariër Jan Huitema en Deputearre Sietske Poepjes.

Arjan Hut will continue in his role as Poet Laureate of Fryslân through 2026

23/10/2025

Arjan Hut will continue in his role as Poet Laureate of Fryslân through 2026. Earlier this year, the Provincial Council of Fryslân approved the extension of his appointment. Consequently, Hut, who was officially designated as Poet Laureate of Fryslân in 2023, will be able to continue his work and projects as the province’s poetic ambassador for one additional year. Among other activities, he will open a walking exhibition he has curated at the literature festival Meet Me at the Lighthouse in November, featuring unique book covers from Frisian poetry collections.

‘Not on Us’ is the latest poem by Arjan Hut as Poet Laureate of Fryslân

23/10/2025

‘Not on Us’ is the latest poem by Arjan Hut as Poet of Fryslân. Today it can also be read in the Friesch Dagblad, the Leeuwarder Courant, and on the website of Omrop Fryslân.