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‘Summer Offline’ is the latest poem by Arjan Hut as Poet Laureate of Friesland. Can also be read today in the Friesch Dagblad, the Leeuwarder Courant and on the Omrop Fryslân website.

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.”

The Dutch translation by Jantsje Post and the English translation by David Colmer can be read on this.

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.

New poem by Poet Laureate of Friesland

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

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

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