Starting at 13:00
Are you secretly writing in a drawer and would like to come out of the shadows? Are you thinking about how to take your own work further, or do you just like to talk about it? Are you wondering how to get your poems out to a wider audience? The poetry seminar with Simon Leitgeb is just for you. During the workshop we will get acquainted with various Czech, or foreign, literary magazines and websites, practice writing texts, which we will then discuss in a discussion on how to further develop your own style, what are the possibilities of participating in various author readings, festivals (and foreign) and literary competitions. If you want to be inspired and meet some of the most highly regarded contemporary poets, stay for the follow-up author reading.
Šimon Leitgeb (b. June 17, 1996)
He grew up in Malonty, a village in the Novohradské hory mountains. He is the author of the poetry collection Mezi náma (Between Us, 2017) and Betonová pláž (JT's publishing house, 2020), for which he won the Jiří Orten Prize in 2021. His poems have been awarded in various competitions in the Czech Republic. He has been published in most Czech magazines (e.g. Tvar, Host, Lidové noviny, etc.) and on many literature-related websites (e.g. nedelnichvilkapoezie.cz, Artikl, Britské listy, etc.). In 2016, his poems were included in the anthology The Best Czech Poems 2016 (Host, 2016). His poems have been translated into various languages and published in Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. He lives alternately abroad and in České Budějovice, where he actively participates in cultural life. She also participates in the organization of the literary and musical programme Mezi náma and the festival Literatura žije!, which features performers from all over the Czech Republic and abroad.
The following will be read:
Ivana Kašpárková
Jan Těsnohlídek Jr.
Petr Ligocky
