Flanders Poetry Celebration
June 22nd 2026
Flanders House, London
1A Cavendish Square. London. W1G 0LD. flandersintheuk.be/en/flanders-house
A remarkable event to a packed audience on a sweltering night in London. A night of playful, memorable and brilliant performances that celebrated the contemporary Flemish poetry scene, thriving as it is, exploring both literary and experimental performance poetry. Held in the beautiful environs of Flanders House, three Flemish poets visited London to present brand new collaborations made with British counterparts, alongside many other poets in pairs.
Featuring Maarten Inghels and Colin Herd / Lotte Dodion and Mary Paterson / Paul Demets and Lisa Blackwell / Melanie Hyo-In Han and Beverly Frydman / Samuel Brzeski and Sam Riviere / Freya Shi and Francis de Lima / Nick Roth and SJ Fowler / Golnoosh Nour and Andrea Mason
This event is generously supported by Flanders Literature and The Embassy of Belgium: Delegation of Flanders.
Curated by SJ Fowler with thanks to Lien Devos, Esther de Gries, Patrick Peeters and Jeroen Deckmyn.
This is the fifth year of superb Flemish Poetry Celebrations at the festival. To see our previous events, and all the performances, please click the links below.
