Festival Dnevi poezije in vina
Borštnikov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 200 3705
Founded byŠtudentska založba Publishing House
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Days of Poetry and Wine Festival
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Part two of the Japanese-Slovenian translation workshop (part one was organised during Days of Poetry and Wine Festival 2012) including literary readings by Gašper Bivšek, Milan Dekleva, Katja Perat, and Aleš Šteger, organised by Študentska založba Publishing House,
Background and programme
The festival was initiated in 1995 by the Študentska založba Publishing House, Ljubljana. It has since expanded to offer more than just poetry and wine: it features numerous concerts, a selection of recent Slovene films, contemporary dance performances, street theatre, visual and spatial interventions, a programme for children ... Among its goals are to examine intersections between poetry and other art forms and to provide an opportunity for discussions between authors and local and international publishers on different topics.
The festival has also seen some notable guests: in 2009 it was attended by Rumen Leonidov from Bulgaria and Durs Grünbein from Germany. In 2008 the other poets were joined by Lars Gustafsson from Sweden and Paul Muldoon from Ireland (all of which are regarded as modern poetry classics). In 2011 guests of honor were French poet and mathematician Jacques Roubaud and Rumanian author Nora Iuga along with Slovene modern classic Tomaž Šalamun. In 2012, when festival was part of the Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012, guests of honor were Dutch poet and author of books for children Toon Tellegen and Slovene poet Milan Jesih. Študentska založba also took this opportunity to publish collections of their poetry.
Before the official start of each year's festival that since 2010 takes place at Ptuj, the participating poets take part in an event named Evenings before Days and present their work in other towns all over Slovenia. In 2012 poetry readings were held in Ljubljana, Vrba, Volče, Krško, Ormož and Kortina at Krkavče.
At Ptuj a genuine contact is established between the locals and their guests, as part of the program called private readings takes place at gardens and homes of the locals. Full board and lodging is provided for all guest poets of the festival, along with the expenses relating to the program (the invited participants are expected to cover only travel expenses to Ljubljana).
Publications and Versoteque.com
Študentska založba publishes a bilingual booklet with poetry of each guest in the original and Slovene language. Thus visitors can make their own compilation of their favorite poets.
The poems are presented also on the portal Stihoteka.com (Versoteque.com in English). The portal has become the largest Slovene poetry database complemented by the poetry of all the poets who visited the festival. The poems are published in the original language, Slovenian and English.
International cooperation
In 2010 the festival moved from Medana to Ptuj, whose location between Graz and Zagreb makes it ideal for international cooperation when it comes to both poetry and wine. The event has had many sponsors in recent years, next to the Ministry of Culture and the EU Culture program also the winegrowers from Štajerska region, the Wine Cellar Ptuj and the Wine Cellar Jeruzalem Ormož.
See also
External links
- Days of Poetry and Wine Festival website (in Slovenian)
- Stihoteka website
- Days of Poetry and Wine Festival (Medana) online archive
- Information about the 2003 festival funded by the EU, Database of Supported Projects by Cultural Contact Point Slovenia
Gallery
![Leja Jurišić and Mojca Kalar perform in "Sostanovalka", [title translates as Girl Roommate] conceived by Sanja Nešković Peršin, Days of Poetry and Wine Festival, 2009](/en/File:Poetry_and_Wine_Festival_-_02.jpg)
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