Petra Possel
(Harderwijk, 1963) hosts a Dutch public radio programme on art, culture and the media. Possel travels a lot, and one her favourite spots is Curaçao. There she became interested in the life of the Antillian writer Tip Marugg. In her book Niemand is een eiland; het leven van Tip Marugg in zestien gesprekken (No one Is An Island - the Life of Tip Marugg in Sixteen Conversations) she noted down the stories of people who used to know Marugg and investigated if the myths surroundig the writer are correct. In addition Possel has written several travel guides, such as the Wereldwijzer Curaçao. She is working on a travel guide of La Palma, La Gomera and Hierro. Before she began hosting the radio programme in 2001 Possel worked for various Dutch cultural radio programmes. She also wrote book reviews for the Dutch newspaper Het Parool.
Past events
Wintercafé 1: Herman Koch
Specially for Winternachten Koch wrote a ‘short history of deceit’, in cooperation with DeBuren in Brussels. The Wintercafé is hosted this entire Friday-night by Hassnae Bouazza and Petra Possel. In Dutch.
Wintercafé 2: Masquerades
Pupils from local secondary schools just do it: climbing the stage and reading their poetry on the topic of ‘masquerades’. In addition to them, Gerrit Komrij reads poems specially selected for Winternachten. In Dutch.
Wintercafé 3: Metamorphoses
Gündüz Vassaf (Turkey), Nury Vittachi (Hongkong) and the Moroccan author Youssouf Amine Elalamy tell stories about metamorphoses. In English.
Wintercafé 3 Tip Marugg
A ‘pre-read’ at Winternachten round writer Tip Marugg (1923-2006). With Aart Broek, Petra Possel and Carel de Haseth. In Dutch.
Wintercafé 4: You don't know what you see
Psychologist and writer Katinka van der Kooij and evolutionary biologist and writer Tijs Goldschmidt on the question: can be survive without manipulation? With readings from their own work. In Dutch.
