Rakusa, Ilma

(c) Giorgio von Arb

Ilma Rakusa (*1946) studied Slavic and Romance languages and literature and lives in Zurich as an author, translator and literary critic. Her work includes poetry, short stories, essays and the memoir “Mehr Meer”. Her most recent books of poetry are “Kein Tag ohne” (Literaturverlag Droschl 2022) and “Frühling. Corona mit Hölderlin” (Edition Thanhäuser 2022) and the notebooks she edited by Marina Zwetajewa (Suhrkamp 2022). She has been honoured with the Swiss Book Prize, the Berlin Literature Prize and the Kleist Prize, among others, for her multifaceted work. She is a member of the German Academy for Language and Poetry.

Festival Content

Readings on the green

1 – 7 PM | outdoor area silent green | Free entry

The heart of the festival set against a summery backdrop: 40 readings on the festival’s final weekend in silent green’s garden. On Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 7 pm, you can listen with a soft drink or beer in your hand to poetry from insider tips and award-winning poets and discover new texts together on the lawn in front of the old building.

 

13:00–13:15 Slata Roschal 

13:15–14:00 Lyrik aus Singapur mit Jennifer Anne Champion, Jonathan Chan und Laura Jane Lee 

14:00–14:15 Rim Battal 

14:15–14:30 Mathias Traxler 

14:30–15:00 Yevgeniy Breyger, Hendrik Jackson, Ilma Rakusa und Anja Utler lesen Übersetzungen von Gedichten Marina Zwetajewas  

15:00–15:15 Karima Shabrang

15:15–15:30 Sandra Burkhardt 

15:30–15:45 Heinz Peter Geißler 

15:45–16:00 Miedya Mahmod 

16:00–16:15 Georg Leß 

16:15–16:30 Fabian Schwamb 

16:30–16:45 Ferdinand Schmatz 

16:45–17:00 Ana Rocío Jouli

17:00–17:15 Ralph Tharayil 

17:15–17:30 Hannah Beckmann 

17:30–17:45 John Sauter 

17:45–18:30 Lyrik aus Kirgistan mit Aigul Adisova, Gulzada Stanalieva und Nurima Ozurbaeva 

18:30–18:45 Jonathan Garfinkel

18:45–19:00 Christian Filips 

 

 

Geißler, Heinz Peter • Leß, Georg • Schwamb, Fabian • Schmatz, Ferdinand • Rocío Jouli, Ana • Beckmann, Hannah • Filips, Christian • Roschal, Slata • Champion, Jennifer Anne • Chan, Jonathan • Lee, Laura Jane • Battal, Rim • Traxler, Mathias • Breyger, Yevgeniy • Jackson, Hendrik • Rakusa, Ilma • Utler, Anja • Shabrang, Karima • Burkhardt, Sandra • Mahmod, Miedya • Tharayil, Ralph • Sauter, John • Garfinkel, Jonathan

Readings on the green

1 – 6.30 PM | outdoor area silent green | Free entry

The heart of the festival set against a summery backdrop: 40 readings on the festival’s final weekend in silent green’s garden. On Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 6.30 pm, you can listen with a soft drink or beer in your hand to poetry from insider tips and award-winning poets and discover new texts together on the lawn in front of the old building.

 

13:00–13:15 Erik Lindner 

13:15–13:30 Sirka Elspaß 

13:30–13:45 Hendrik Jackson 

13:45–14:00 Ana Tcheishvili 

14:00–14:15 Avrina Prabala-Joslin 

14:15–14:30  Alexander Weinstock 

14:30–14:45 Richard Scott

14:45–15:00 Tomás Cohen 

15:00–15:15 Yevgeniy Breyger  

15:15–15:30 Donna Stonecipher 

15:30–15:45 Ilma Rakusa 

15:45–16:00 Matthias Nawrat 

16:00–17:00 Junivers-Special – Gedichte von Kerstin Preiwuß in Übersetzung mit Rike Bolte, Aurélie Maurin, Tanja Petrič, Kerstin Preiwuß und Verica Tričković  

17:00–17:15 Ricardo Domeneck 

17:15–17:30 Anna Bauer 

17:30–17:45 Fedor Pellmann 

17:45–18:00 Jo Mariner

18:00–18:15 Sonja vom Brocke 

18:15–18:30 Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau 

 

 

Lindner, Erik • Maurin, Aurélie • Tcheishvili, Ana • prabala-joslin, avrina • Weinstock, Alexander • Heinrich, Clara • Stonecipher, Donna • Bauer, Anna • Pellmann, Fedor • Kraus, Dagmara • Elspaß, Sirka • Jackson, Hendrik • Cohen, Tomás • Breyger, Yevgeniy • Rakusa, Ilma • Nawrat, Matthias • Preiwuß, Kerstin • Private: Bolte, Rike • Petrič, Tanja • Tričković, Verica • Domeneck, Ricardo • vom Brocke, Sonja • Pesemapeo Bordeleau, Virginia