Today the last poem by Nyk de Vries as Poet of Fryslân was published. This time a poem especially dedicated to Pink Saturday, the poem ‘Call me by your name’. The poem was also published in the Leeuwarder Courant, the Friesch Dagblad and on the website of Omrop Fryslân. The Dutch translation is by the poet himself. The English translation was made by David Colmer.
On Friday afternoon, November 12 at 4:00 PM, the new Poet of Fryslân will be announced during Explore the North in the Westerkerk in Leeuwarden. Before the official appointment by deputy Sietske Poepjes, Nyk de Vries will say goodbye as Poet of Fryslân with the presentation of a new collection of poems. Welcome. Sign up via: info@dichterfanfryslan.nl. Your Corona QR code will be scanned at the entrance. A maximum of 75 people can be admitted in the room. Access on a first-come, first-served basis.