Kira Wuck

(1978) is the daughter of a Finnish mother and an Indonesian father. Her 2013 poetry debut Finse meisjes (Finnish girls) was often nominated for literary prizes, among others the C. Buddingh' Prize, and was winner of the C.W. van der Hoogt Prize and the Eline van Haaren Prize. According to Wuck her poems are sometimes euphoric, but in addition they allude to a great emptiness. Everyday situations sometimes become threatening and loneliness rears its head. The dyslectic Wuck grew up in Amsterdam, but feels at home in the absurdism and melancholy of the northern countries. Wuck studied at the Hogeschool Utrecht and at the Schrijversvakschool in Amsterdam. Right now she is working on her first film. In addition she gives creative writing workshops as well as cooperating in the literary magazine Tirade. With her appealing performances she won the NK Poetry Slam and the annual finale of Festina Lente. Arnon Grunberg is a fan of hers. He praises Wuck's compact wryness and reads her poems before going to sleep.